Empowering
today.
Securing
tomorrow.

Financial literacy for parents combined with STEM tutoring for kids. Same place, same time, and the same movement forward.

The dual-generation model

Two tracks.
One household.

Instead of asking families to choose between a parent's class and a child's program, we run both at the same time, so we can allow for a whole family to move forward together.

Adult track

Financial literacy

Credit, saving, and asset building for parents, the skills that build stability today and generational wealth over time.

Dual
Generation

STEM tutoring

Hands-on coding, robotics, and academic tutoring for kids which builds academic confidence and future opportunity.

Youth track
One unified household

Parents build financial skills and kids build academic skills. Same time place which allows for reinforcment at home.

Built to remove barriers

We come to the neighborhood.

The traditional model asks families to find transportation, childcare, and flexible hours. We remove all three.

01

One place, one time

Hosted inside trusted Southeast Lancaster centers. Parents and kids arrive together, learn together and move forward together.

02

Beyond the basics

We teach credit, ownership, and long-term stability rather than just how to coupon and other temporary fixes.

03

Learning that sticks

Parents and children build skills side by side. The same lessons can be reinforced at home as well.

Why it matters

The reality of Lancaster City.

Tourism and new developments have driven up living costs without raising local wages. Poverty in Lancaster city is triple the county average!

20.3%
City poverty rate vs. 8.2% county-wide
28%
Children in poverty within Lancaster City
10+
Estimated amount of families in our first-year
2
Generations moving forward together
Who we are

The people behind the program.

Three co-founders who built Knights Knowledge from the ground up.

Shray Patel

COO

I am an upcoming junior at hempfield High School. I deal with the majority of day to day operations and handle the logistical side of Knights Knowledge.

Hyrije Trinaku

CEO

I am a soon to be Junior at Hempfield High School. I deal with the planning and outreach, and I also focus on the future growth and long term goals of Knights Knowledge.

Neal Patel

CFO

I am an upcoming Junior at HHS. I deal with financial documents, budget, and help make major financial deceisons. In addition, I also worked on developing the website.

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Our sponsors

Made possible by our supporters.

Local partners and funders who help us provide dual-generation programming.

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Get involved

Help us provide dual-generation learning.

Volunteer as a stipended tutor, A stem tutor, partner with us, or become a board member.

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