Ep. 162 Yasmine Arrington Brooks: From Incarcerated Parents to Empowering Scholars
Yasmine Arrington Brooks was the child of incarcerated parents. When she started applying to colleges, she and her grandma quickly realized there was a lack of scholarships available for students in her situation.
Yasmine founded the nonprofit ScholarCHIPS to support college students whose parents are behind bars. ScholarCHIPS provides scholarships, mentorship and a peer support network to help students complete their college education. To date, ScholarCHIPS has awarded over half a million dollars in scholarships to 88 scholars and has supported 45 college graduates. Yasmine was named a Top 10 CNN Heroes finalist in 2023 for her work with ScholarCHIPS.
In this episode of Flip Your Script with Kristi Piehl, Yasmine shares her experience growing up as a child of incarcerated parents, the story of how ScholarCHIPS started and the inspiring stories from some of the scholars who are changing their life trajectory.
CHALLENGE FOR LISTENERS:
Do you feel like you’re alone? Do a Google search, do some research and find some data to help give you the comfort, the support and the courage to share your story because you’re not alone.
CLOSING QUOTES
“I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me.”
“Life is like riding a bicycle, to keep your balance, you must keep moving.”