If education and public assistance are vehicles which move populations forward, toward self-empowerment and economic justice, then Project SPARC is an unprecedented opportunity to put parenting CalWORKs students in the driver’s seat.
Using Human-Centered Design, parenting CalWORKs students are conducting their own research regarding conditions and barriers within the public assistance and higher education systems, they are designing solutions that make sense to the families living within those systems, and they are prototyping and advocating for the implementation of new ideas and out-of-the-box solutions to systems leaders and policy-makers.
Project SPARC is intended reduce poverty among families of parenting college students and increase transfers and degrees. Ultimately, the program has the potential to increase economic justice for California’s families and to reduce the wage gap for women in California.
SPARC 2020 Summer Showcase
Project SPARC Links
Watch the Project SPARC Kick-Off Video
Project SPARC is made possible through a generous grant from Blue Shield of California Foundation.
Blue Shield of California Foundation supports lasting and equitable solutions to make California the healthiest state and end domestic violence. When we work together to remove the barriers to health and well-being, especially for Californians most affected, we can create a more just and equitable future. For more information, visit: http://www.blueshieldcafoundation.org.
