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Johnston Scholar House, opened in January 2012. It is home to 57 single-parent students and their families and is located on Bradley Avenue near Eastern Parkway in the historic Stoddard Johnston Elementary School. The school building was newly renovated to house apartments
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Scholar House provides comprehensive case management in order to assist participants in obtaining needed support services and to address barriers to self-sufficiency. Participants meet regularly with family services advocates for guidance, counseling, parenting, goal-setting and coaching.
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Family Scholar House's fifth Louisville-area campus opened in August 2018. This Riverport Scholar House campus is home to 32 single-parent families and 32 foster alumni. All adults are in full-time post-secondary educational programs. Riverport Scholar House is part of the larger
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a safe environment. Family Scholar House also provides academic support services like tutoring and school supplies to its youngest scholars. As of January 2015, 23 children of Family Scholar House participants were pursuing post-secondary education opportunities.
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college degrees. Project Women continued to serve a small number of women each year until 2005 when Cathe Dykstra, Family Scholar House's CEO and Chief Possibility Officer, joined the program. Dykstra increased the programs growth by expanding outreach efforts to
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