Cathe Dykstra's guest appearances

Cathe Dykstra

MoxieTalk with Kirt Jacobs

State of Inclusion

Jack Hughes

Lee Brice

John Hughes

Mitch McConnell

Fred Minnick

Brooke Williamson

Josh Miller

Mike Mills

Natalie Zea

Teddy B

Patrick Henry

Jeremy Harrell

Ramez Naam

Noah Guthrie

Amanda Freitag

OwlTail

Being a single parent with custody of your kids can be a hard and lonely job.  If you're struggling financially, maybe you don't have good support from your family, or maybe you're just getting out of a violent relationship, it can feel downright overwhelming.  You feel like you're up against impossible odds.  Getting ahead, making a better life for your kids, all that seems impossible.  In this podcast, we’ll learn how one community has changed the odds for their single parents.  They've made the impossible possible.  We'll interview Cathe Dykstra of Family Scholar House in Louisville, Kentucky. Link to full text of episode Link to Family Scholar House Site Link to a great Washington Post article, if you'd like to read more

Being a single parent with custody of your kids can be a hard and lonely job. If you're struggling financially, maybe you don't have good support from your family, or maybe you're just getting out of a violent relationship, it can feel downright overwhelming. You feel like you're up against impossible odds. Getting ahead, making a better life for your kids, all that seems impossible. In this podcast, we’ll learn how one community has changed the odds for their single parents. They've made the impossible possible. We'll interview Cathe Dykstra of Family Scholar House in Louisville, Kentucky. <a href="https://stateofinclusion.com/making-impossible-possible/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Link to full text of episode</a> <a href="https://familyscholarhouse.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Link to Family Scholar House Site</a> <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/education/they-were-young-and-homeless-and-moms-now-they-have-college-degrees/2018/04/22/7c9bb5ae-440f-11e8-bba2-0976a82b05a2_story.html?noredirect=on" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Link to a great Washington Post article, if you'd like to read more</a>

Making the Impossible Possible for Single Parents – with Cathe Dykstra

Driven by a desire to give back drives Cathe Dykstra to lead the Family Scholar House and help families thrive. Dykstra and Family Scholar House are changing the lives of families and communities by providing self-sufficiency through career-track employment. Her goal is to end the cycle of poverty by giving very low income, single-parent students the support needed to achieve a four-year college degree. Since 1996, 30 women have earned college degrees with ten more on their way. They have witnessed great success for these women and every one of the graduates have moved on to stable housing. In March 2008, Dykstra shared the story of the Family Scholar House at the Women as Global Leaders Conference in Dubai. Representing Louisville on a global scale, Dykstra shared how women leaders empower other women to also become leaders. Dykstra has an extensive list of community involvement and is truly making a difference in Louisville.

Driven by a desire to give back drives Cathe Dykstra to lead the Family Scholar House and help families thrive. Dykstra and Family Scholar House are changing the lives of families and communities by providing self-sufficiency through career-track employment. Her goal is to end the cycle of poverty by giving very low income, single-parent students the support needed to achieve a four-year college degree. Since 1996, 30 women have earned college degrees with ten more on their way. They have witnessed great success for these women and every one of the graduates have moved on to stable housing. In March 2008, Dykstra shared the story of the Family Scholar House at the Women as Global Leaders Conference in Dubai. Representing Louisville on a global scale, Dykstra shared how women leaders empower other women to also become leaders. Dykstra has an extensive list of community involvement and is truly making a difference in Louisville.

MoxieTalk with Kirt Jacobs Episode #88: Cathe Dykstra