Meet Lori and Anthony Barr

Lori Barr and her NFL-playing son Anthony started Raise the Barr, their scholarship fund for student parents, in 2016. It was inspired by their own family’s journey of challenge and perseverance. When she found out she was pregnant at age 19, Lori dropped out of college. Motivated by the desire to provide a better life for Anthony, she eventually went back to school and earned a master’s degree in special education. Reporter Katie Thornton details how mother and son use their life experience as a springboard to help others.For more information about Raise the Barr and the scholars they support, go to https://www.raisethebarr.org/Download and share the resource guide based on this episode here.You can read the episode transcript here.For more information on 1 in 5, click here.