Offerings

Empowering Black Families. Transforming College Futures.

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College Ready: Empowering Black Families with Clarity, Culture, and Confidence

This course is for parents who are sending their babies their brilliance. It’s for the caregivers who want to equip their students with more than supplies—but with wisdom, language, and strategy. And it’s for the families who refuse to let the loss of DEI erase their right to belong.

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Setting the Stage:
Important Conversations

College is more than a move-in checklist—it’s a life shift. This course guides families through the essential conversations that often go unspoken: identity and safety at PWIs, managing mental health, setting financial expectations, staying connected, and preparing for bias or cultural isolation. Equip your family with the language, confidence, and tools to support your student emotionally, socially, and academically—before they even step on campus..

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Financial Planning and Scholarship Access

This course empowers African American families with the tools to make smart, debt-conscious decisions before and during college. Learn how to decode financial aid packages, uncover hidden scholarships, and build a custom strategy that avoids long-term student loan debt. With step-by-step guides, real-world examples, and downloadable templates, you’ll be equipped to fund your student’s education with confidence and clarity…

“NEP helped our family feel more sure of ourselves and gave us the support we needed to get ready for college the right way.”

T. Jordan, Parent of a College-Bound Student

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