JP Alumni Network
Experts of our experience. Architects of our solutions.
Building a Movement of Experience
In 2020, the Jeremiah Program launched an innovative new network—built by Jeremiah Program moms for Jeremiah Program moms—to extend the arch of our proven model of stabilizing families experiencing poverty through housing and education.
Anyone who graduates from our Empowerment and Leadership experience is part of our JP alumni network and has access to a growing set of learning and connection experiences. The centerpiece is our annual alumni convening, created by and for JP moms.
We believe that Jeremiah Program alumni are best equipped to support programming that will keep current moms and alum moms centered in the principles of disrupting generational poverty. Working together, we’ll elevate the voices and amplify the power of single moms and children to effect change to the systemic barriers that keep women and children in poverty.
Central to the alumni network is the Jeremiah Program Alumni Fellowship (JPF), a selective, 12-month, cohort-based leadership program. This is a unique opportunity for women to help build and lead a new movement centered on single moms experiencing poverty.
Program Benefits
- Paid 20 hour/month commitment
- Relational organizing training
- Influencer of alumni programming
- Visible leadership and networking opportunities
- New and valuable skill sets for the workplace
Qualifications
- Jeremiah Program alum
- Commitment to disrupting generational poverty
- Ambassador for your communities
- Enthusiasm for engaging with your peers
- Willingness to share your life experiences to effect change
Meet the 2022 JP Alumni Fellows
STACY ABBOTT
Homemaker
2020, JP Brooklyn
IFRAH ABDALLA
Co-Director for Wovan
2019, JP St. Paul
ANNA ALTMAN
Nurse Practitioner
2015, JP St. Paul
ASHLEY BREDING
Registered Nurse
2021, JP Minneapolis
ASHLEY DUBOSE
Entrepreneur
2012, JP St. Paul
AARONICA JACKSON
Human Services
2020, JP Minneapolis
MEAGAN JOHNSON
Financial Analyst
2020, JP St. Paul
JINAA LANE
Program Coordinator
2010, JP Minneapolis
ASHLEY MAGES
Controls Engineer
2014, JP Minneapolis
ERIKA RODRIGUEZ
Parent Leader
2021, JP Boston
ERIKA ROSA
Homemaker
2021, JP Austin
LAVASHA SMITH
Program Associate
2014, JP Minneapolis
2021 JP ALUMNI FELLOWSHIP COHORT
NOAMI ALVES
Airport Customer Service
Graduation year: 2019, JP Boston
Hopes for the JP fellowship
To give back what I earned and learned during all my years as a JP member and to grow as a mother and as a person through this new journey.
What social issue/s do you want to address?
Racism and Poverty
BRITTANY BLOCK
Hair Stylist/Salon Owner
Graduation year: 2014, JP St. Paul
Hopes for the JP fellowship
To reconnect with JP moms and see what we can make happen over the next several months, and to have a big impact on the future of this program.
What social issue/s do you want to address?
Racism
ALEXANDRA FRIESE
Senior Clerk
Graduation year: 2019, JP Fargo-Moorhead
Hopes for the JP fellowship
To give back what I earned and learned To be able to change our communities for the better. Also, for our moms and kids to know that they do have support after graduation!
What social issue/s do you want to address?
Poverty
ETHELIND KABA
Communications Strategist
Graduation year: 2004, JP Minneapolis
Hopes for the JP fellowship
To give back what I earned and learned To become another supportive community of strong women celebrating our strides till this moment, and leaning on each other as we carve out our next steps.
What social issue/s do you want to address?
Closing the Achievement (Opportunity) Gap
ANGELINA KERY
Legal Assistant
Graduation year: 2019, JP Boston
Hopes for the JP fellowship
To give back what I earned and learned To give back to the community and to guide other mothers to push towards their goals.
What social issue/s do you want to address?
Poverty in Minority Communities
FLORENCE KIMMEL
Registered Nurse
Graduation year: 2006, JP Minneapolis
Hopes for the JP fellowship
To make a positive impact on current and future cohorts regarding policy, support, and encouragement.
What social issue/s do you want to address?
Poverty and Homelessness
LASHERION MCDONALD
Health Educator, Doula
Graduation year: 2017, JP St. Paul
Hopes for the JP fellowship
To give back what I earned and learned To create and sustain policies that empower families, while disrupting generational poverty and gain leadership opportunities to help advance my career and skills.
What social issue/s do you want to address?
Wealth Gap Between Black and White People in America
ROSA NIN-SETO
Executive Assistant
Graduation year: 2018, JP Boston
Hopes for the JP fellowship
To build strong leadership skills in order to continue making positive change within my community.
What social issue/s do you want to address?
Youth Self-Esteem
NEKEY OLIVER
Manager of Grants and Government Relations
Graduation year 2012, JP Minneapolis
Hopes for the JP fellowship
To give back what I earned and learned To grow while helping the Jeremiah Program grow.
What social issue/s do you want to address?
Racial Inequities
ALEXA SAINT-FORT
Parent Leader
Graduation year 2019, JP Boston
Hopes for the JP fellowship
To build skills that will help me as I pursue my education in maternal health.
What social issue/s do you want to address?
Maternal Health Outcomes
LIBBY SANDERS
Medical Social Worker- Healthy Beginnings Specialist
Graduation year 2015, JP St. Paul
Hopes for the JP fellowship
To give back what I earned and learned To share our (JPF) power with those who are just beginning the program, encourage one another to step into our own power to influence the broader systems to end multigenerational poverty.
What social issue/s do you want to address?
Equity
CHRISTINE SMITH
Health Equity Supervisor
Graduation year 2006, JP Minneapolis
Hopes for the JP fellowship
To give back what I earned and learned To learn more about the others in the cohort, to grow as a person and in my desired goals. To have more clarity and insight on how I can advance the work of JP.
What social issue/s do you want to address?
Domestic Violence
Anita F.
Graduation Year 2012, JP Minneapolis
2021 Inaugural JP Alumni Fellow
“It’s time to step aside and give the largest stakeholders in people of color communities—women, often single mothers—the mic and the pen to author policy and agendas.”
Chastity Lord, JP President & CEO