For ten years, Raise The Barr has worked to increase opportunity and economic mobility for single-parent families through higher education, career development, and housing. Inspired by our co-founders, Lori Barr and her son, retired Minnesota Vikings Pro Bowl linebacker Anthony Barr, we believe single-parent students possess the strength, determination, and potential to create extraordinary futures for themselves and their children.
As we celebrate our 10th Anniversary, we are proud of how far our scholars and families have come, and even more excited to Imagine What’s Next as Raise The Barr begins its next decade of impact. Every degree earned, career launched, and barrier overcome has the potential to change not just one life, but two generations. And there is so much more ahead.
Some of our notable outcomes since our founding in 2016:
This Give to the Max Day, please join us in supporting our scholars and their children as they work to both shape and change their lives, building stronger futures, greater economic mobility, and possibilities that can extend for generations.
Together, we can make the next ten years even more impactful. Imagine What’s Next. And help us make it possible.
Raise The Barr invests in single-parent families, providing the stability, support, and opportunity they need to pursue education, gain career-ready skills, and build lasting economic mobility. We’re tackling poverty two generations at a time.
For many single-parent students, an unforeseen expense for something like a car repair or medical bill can create a financial crisis that threatens their educational persistence. To quickly address that need, Raise The Barr proudly offers emergency grants of up to $1,000 to help stabilize single-parent students who have experienced an unforeseen financial issue that jeopardizes their ability to remain in school, and ultimately to obtain a college degree.
Our fundraising goal of $34,000 would double our emergency fund and increase our capacity to ensure that single-parent students in the West Sacramento region persist in school to Graduation.
For more on our emergency grant program- https://www.raisethebarr.org/emergencygrants
Review our 2025 Annual Report: https://www.raisethebarr.org/s/RTB_2025_Annual_Report.pdf
Organization name
Raise The Barr
2016
Tax id (EIN)
81-1234771
Mission Category
Housing, Shelter
Operating Budget
$1,000,001-$5 million
Organization Need
Funding: Unrestricted, Funding: Program
Demographics Served
Low-income individuals/families
BIPOC Leadership
Board Chair
Local Counties Served
Yolo
Address
2851 West 120th Street E339West Sacramento, CA, US
Minneapolis, MN, US
Los Angeles County, CA, US