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EMPOWERING FAMILIES



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Knowledge * Expertise * Empowerment

WHAT WE DO

We partner with families, school districts, higher education institutions, industry, and communities - utilizing family-centered strategy - to empower Black families with the knowledge and network needed to help them thrive.

WE ENSURE FAMILIES THRIVE & DON’T GET LOST IN THE EDUCATION MAZE

Family Empowerment!

Let’s grow stronger together—mind, body, and spirit.

🌱 Introducing Roots of Resilience — our newest initiative at the CBI Parent Institute!

We believe strong families build strong futures. That’s why we’re launching workshops, healing spaces, therapy sessions, and community conversations all designed to nurture mental wellness in Black and Brown households.💛

Let’s grow stronger together—mind, body, and spirit.

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Calling All Parents!

It's never too early to prepare for your child's educational college journey.

Unlock the path to success for your child's education with our College Readiness Parent Institute! 🎓

We are here to help you learn key strategies to navigating college planning. From middle school to college graduation, we've got you covered. Enroll today and empower your child's future.

OUR UNIQUE APPROACH

College Readiness Parent Institute

Our College Readiness Parent Institute is a cutting-edge approach which delivers research-based, innovative planning that assists families with the increasingly complex and competitive college process. We empower families with a clear college success pathway from admissions through college graduation.

Consulting & Training

We are college readiness, retention and success experts, especially for students at risk of not completing college. We provide innovative, tech-personal, research based, college readiness, retention, and completion seminars and training.

Advocacy & Systems Change

Collegiate Bridge is passionate about systems’ change advocacy. We educate local, state, and federal lawmakers and policy leaders to improve policies, rules, and laws that provide equitable access for Black students in their pursuit of higher education.

Help tomorrow’s scholars realize their college dreams.

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Our Impact. What People Are Saying?

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Avery - Duke University
Avery - Duke University

"Dr. Henderson has been an invaluable resource throughout the college process. Being the eldest sibling and having parents who hadn’t navigated the process for some 4 odd decades was daunting, but Dr. Henderson walked me through everything, including dumb questions and very late night emails. Once I got into my dream school, which I couldn’t have done without her, she helped me find scholarships and negotiate to pay a fraction of my initial tuition. I highly recommend her." - Avery S. —Duke University

Marcus Jackson
Marcus Jackson

Only the Strong Foundation

As Executive Director of Only the Strong Foundation I am constantly searching for networking opportunities. After viewing Dr. Nicole’s scholarship workshop on social media and having a conversation, her motives were in line with Only the Strong Foundation value of education, when it came to helping our young minority students achieve their goals of higher education. The workshop did not disappoint, the information she provided was invaluable and I look forward to working with her in the future.

Milan W.
Milan W.

DREXEL UNIVERSITY

I’ve known Dr. Henderson since I was a teen and from that point onward she has encouraged, supported, and inspired me to achieve all that I can. She has the knowledge, energy and gusto to propel students forward to achieve their dreams all with a smile! She was instrumental in my pre-college years and still serves as a model of success for me today. I can’t recommend her enough!

LASHAY S.
LASHAY S.

SPELMAN COLLEGE

Becoming the first person in my family to graduate from college was always my goal. Reaching that goal when I walked across the stage and officially became a Spelman College graduate, would not have been possible without the hard work, investment, and effort that Dr. Henderson bestowed upon my college acceptance journey.

Julian J.
Julian J.

UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE

I’ve known Dr. Henderson since I was a teen and from that point onward she has encouraged, supported, and inspired me to achieve all that I can. She has the knowledge, energy and gusto to propel students forward to achieve their dreams all with a smile! She was instrumental in my pre-college years and still serves as a model of success for me today. I can’t recommend her enough!

Jasmine T.
Jasmine T.

PENN STATE UNIVERSITY

I had the pleasure of working with and learning incredible things from Dr. Henderson throughout high school that prepared me for college. Those lessons stick with me today and helped me get into, succeed and graduate college with multiple degrees and certifications as well as scholarships! Forever grateful for having her!

Our Team & Partners

This work isn’t possible without our team & partners who do incredible work in supporting students’ college and life dreams. Below represents a small sampling of the private and public organizations that we’ve worked with and/or currently work with.

Become A Dream Supporter



 
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“Beautiful is the woman who inspires herself to believe she has the power to accomplish anything and everything.'“

The place where your soul makes a stand.

This book opens the door to conversations around the process and posture of waiting when you find yourself in that space of uncertainty in your life and unclear about your journey.

In this book, six women share their personal journeys of fear, anxiety, faith, grace, and wisdom through the Waiting Room, emerging clearer, stronger, and triumphantly living their dreams out loud!

This book serves as a reminder to those who find themselves in that space, that there is hope and you too can emerge triumphant and get to stand tall and strong in your dreams.

Purchase your copy of The Waiting Room, personally signed by Dr. Henderson at this link only! Please DO NOT purchase on Amazon as I do not receive any proceeds from Amazon.