Table 1.

Stakeholder types and expertise

Organizations representing the sustainability committee	Division/program(s)	Role of representativesa
Minnesota management and budget	Management analysis and development division	Co-designed planning process with MDH Co-planned meetings’ activities with MDH Typed meeting minutes Facilitated meetings and summarized key findings
Minnesota department of human services	Economic assistance and employment supportb	Shared details about employment and training requirements for the Minnesota family investment program (minnesota’s temporary assistance for needy families program) Shared eligibility information on supplemental nutrition assistance program and child care subsidies
Minnesota office of higher education	Commissioner’s office, research and policy division and the financial aid division	Shared expertise about financial aid and child care grant programs Facilitated process to secure state funds for MSPSI Provided technical assistance about legislative proposal
Department of employment and economic development	Youth training and employment programs	Facilitated communication between SPCs and local workforce centers Shared information on youth employment programs
Minnesota department of health	Child and family health division, maternal and child health section	Selected committee members Convened committee and drafted program charter Selected a neutral committee facilitator Served as fiscal agent and technical assistance advisor to IHEs Led the evaluation design and implementation and outcome reporting activities Wrote program sustainability report for OPA
Institutes of higher education Century college Fond du Lac Tribal and Community college Leech Lake Tribal College Metropolitan State University Pine technical and community college Riverland community college St. Catherine University St. Cloud State University Winona State University	Varied; some student Parent centers housed in student affairs departments, some in student activities	Advised sustainability committee about the significance of student retention rates as a seminal indicator for decision makers Articulated the social, academic, financial, and health needs of PSSP Described the unique and pressing needs of students of color and American Indian students Explained how student parent centers’ services benefitted the children of PSSP Spoke to the significance of having a student parent program participant as a program sustainability committee member
Postsecondary student parents	Student parent representatives from the University of St. Catherine	Explained the needs of student parents

^aAll committee members collectively defined the vision of the sustainability committee and identified community partners to expand the student parent program. The committee was also involved in identifying additional indicators beyond those required by the office of population affairs

^bRepresented various programs that served student parents (e.g., temporary assistance to needy families, supplemental nutrition assistance program, medicaid, child care subsidies, and other social services programs)