Parents Challenge. Empowering Parents. Changing Futures.
Parents Challenge invites you to stand with families who are economically disadvantaged and determined to give their children a brighter future through education. For 25 years, weāve been the only program in Colorado that empowers parents directly ā providing resources, accountability, choice, parent empowerment sessions, and a partnership with parents and the community to ensure every child receives the education they deserve. The needs keep growing for educational choices, scholarships and grants!
Your gift creates real educational opportunity for children in low-income families right here in the Pikes Peak region who are enrolled in public, private, charter, online, and homeschool programs. Student scholarships to those who attend private schools and grants for students who attend other school options that allow them to use their funds for tutoring, school supplies, technology, curriculum, sports programs, music programs, and transportation. Less than 3% of Parents Challenge families earn a living wage, yet they share a common dream: access to an excellent education for their children. Educational failure is at historic levels for students from low-income families who may be attending Colorado's poorest performing public schools - Parents Challenge is the solution where education offers the greatest hope for economic advancement!
š Our Impact by the Numbers in 2024-25 School Year
4,500+ students supported in the past 25 years
195 low-income families currently served across El Paso County through workshops, mentoring, and experiential learning opportunities that expand studentsā educational foundations
85.6% of Parents Challenge scholars achieve Reading/ELA proficiency, compared to just 29.7% in Colorado Springs low-income schools. In Math, 82% of Parents Challenge students meet proficiency benchmarks versus only 21.4% of their peers
Only 3.5% of Parents Challenge scholars experience chronic absenteeism ā compared to 34% in low-income public schools
85 community partners collaborating to support our mission and build lasting change and family relationships built on respect, accountability, and shared commitment to each child's success
108 hours of parent learning facilitated by local experts that monitors progress, measures impact, and adaptation of programming to meet families' real needs
4,500 volunteer hours contributed by parents and scholars
356 K-12 Scholars with a Whole-Child Focus with recognition that true learning success begins with the child but extends to the entire family and community
54 Parent Empowerment Sessions that equip parents to advocate not only for their own children, but for all children in the schools and communities they serve
Financial Empowerment: We trust parents as decision-makers, providing direct scholarships and resources so they can choose the best learning environmentāpublic, private, charter, or homeschool
2 New Counties Served in 2025-26 to include Teller and Pueblo Counties, along with our expansion into Eastern El Paso County
Choose Parents Challenge. Change a child's tomorrow.
Parents Challenge disrupts the legacy of educational failure by empowering parents. We provide our families with information, training, mentoring, tools, and financial resources to equip them to choose the education they think best for their children.
Parents Challenge is a nonprofit organization that empowers low-income families with scholarships and grants to allow them to choose the best educational option for their children - public, private, charter, online, and homeschool. The program also seeks to increase parental involvement in all aspects of education through monthly classes and workshops designed to empower them in the important role they play in their child's education. Workshops address topics that include fostering positive communications with teachers and administrators at their child's school, how to engage a tutor to help a child overcome educational challenges, character development, mental health, applying for scholarships to college, and much more.
Organization name
Parents Challenge
2000
Tax id (EIN)
84-1591310
Category
Education, Youth Development, Civil Rights, Social Action & Advocacy
Organization Size
Medium Organization
Colorado State Tax Credits
Colorado Child Care Credit
Address
2 N. Cascade Avenue Suite 1280Headquarters
2 N. Cascade Avenue, Suite 1280 Suite 1280Mailing
2 N. Cascade Ave. Suite 1280El Paso County, CO, US