Brightway provides holistic support to help single moms lift themselves and their children out of poverty through earning a college degree.
We believe education is the most powerful tool for breaking the cycle of poverty—transforming the lives of single moms, their children and future generations.
What makes our approach unique:
- We deliver comprehensive support that meets students where they are, making critical resources accessible to time-starved student parents through trusted, existing campus relationships.
- We multiply the impact of philanthropic dollars by leveraging existing infrastructure and strategically combining resources with city, state and federal funding streams.
- We forge close partnerships with colleges and college systems to develop, fund and continuously improve programs that achieve measurable, life-changing outcomes.
- We are changing the system by partnering with the system itself.
“My six-year-old is old enough to realize, ‘Mommy is doing homework! Mommy is going to college!’ It makes her want to go to college.”
Our Board
Board Co-Chair, Center for High Impact Philanthropy, University of Pennsylvania
Our Advisory Board
CEO, Quantum Capital Partners; former CEO, National Business Solutions and Paychex PEO
Executive Managing Director, Island Capital Group LLC; former CEO, Island Global Yachting LLC
Our Staff
Corporate Partners
“The Brightway-SUNY program is a shining example of how the public and private sectors can work together to innovate and leverage tax payer and philanthropic dollars.”