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JP Alumni Fellow Dana Smith was underestimated as a young professional. Today, the marketing executive encourages other women to persist past the naysayers.

Today, JP Alumni Fellow Chakita Lewis is a county supervisor whose family is thriving — and she attributes her success to her community.

Jeremiah Program’s innovative Child Development Centers impact multiple generations.

A loving village helped JP Alumni Fellow Mary Claire Wente persist through college as a single student parent, and she feels its power today.

JP’s tutoring and summer enrichment offerings are key elements of our holistic, two-generational model.

From learning to parent solo after divorce to starting her own business and becoming a homeowner, JP Alumni Fellow Tyesha Mitchell prioritizes time as a resource.

During her JP years, JP Alumni Fellow Bianca Scott began a journey of self-love and growth that continues today. Now, she encourages other women to do the same.

A lawyer and mom of three, JP Alumni Fellow Amanda Smith was able to become the family advocate her family lacked when she was growing up.

JP Alumni Fellow Tiffany Meeks remembers being underestimated as a young single mom — and she taught her children that you create your own path. Now she wants to pass that message on to other single moms.

JP Alumni Fellow Dana Smith’s children know the effort it took for her to complete college as a single mom. Today, her oldest is a college junior, and her two teens are college-bound.