My childhood began when my mom, sister, and I were homeless for two weeks, and we lived in a hotel for two months. On her last leg of unemployment my mother applied for welfare, in order to sustain a home to live in. She then graduated from UEI and got a job the very next day after. She got an internship that paid twelve plus dollars an hour and when the time came, she got off of welfare and was provided with child and medical care. However, right after, the very next week, my dad went to jail. At the time my mom had two children, my sister and I, in elementary school that she had to take care of. It was a climatic situation that brought everything into focus.
Being raised by a full time working single parent, meant that I could not join sports …show more content…
Options for Youth was a door of opportunity, for someone my age, to utilize education at the most amplified rate. It provided independent study, to have free time to participate in the things I was interested in that would make an impact on my future. I decided at that moment that I was going to go to college, take every step in the right direct and never be in a place in life where there is no foundation. Through this declaration of independence, I was able to focus on the important curriculum for graduation: I brought my GPA up from a to a 2.15 to a 3.11, I discovered how to maximize my resources outside the school curriculum, graduate a year ahead of schedule, and I used my spare time to volunteer at a nearby homeless shelter, so I can give back to my community in the process; as well as, help to sort clothes and provide assistance. I volunteered with pathfinders at the Seventh-day Adventists church, where I got the chance to do the Riverside Cleanup. I picked up trash and cleaned a part of Riverside to make a better living environment. Additionally, I went on a trip to the Rocky Mountain Pathways Ranch in Colorado where I and a group from my school got to experience life on a ranch. Every morning I would help out with feeding the horses, goats, llamas, and alpacas. Along with cleaning their pens and cleaning the cabins. Lastly, I volunteered at the Loma Linda Ronald McDonald House. Here I got the chance to help make breakfast for the children who were sick and their family. That’s where I discovered my passion for helping
Being raised by a full time working single parent, meant that I could not join sports …show more content…
Options for Youth was a door of opportunity, for someone my age, to utilize education at the most amplified rate. It provided independent study, to have free time to participate in the things I was interested in that would make an impact on my future. I decided at that moment that I was going to go to college, take every step in the right direct and never be in a place in life where there is no foundation. Through this declaration of independence, I was able to focus on the important curriculum for graduation: I brought my GPA up from a to a 2.15 to a 3.11, I discovered how to maximize my resources outside the school curriculum, graduate a year ahead of schedule, and I used my spare time to volunteer at a nearby homeless shelter, so I can give back to my community in the process; as well as, help to sort clothes and provide assistance. I volunteered with pathfinders at the Seventh-day Adventists church, where I got the chance to do the Riverside Cleanup. I picked up trash and cleaned a part of Riverside to make a better living environment. Additionally, I went on a trip to the Rocky Mountain Pathways Ranch in Colorado where I and a group from my school got to experience life on a ranch. Every morning I would help out with feeding the horses, goats, llamas, and alpacas. Along with cleaning their pens and cleaning the cabins. Lastly, I volunteered at the Loma Linda Ronald McDonald House. Here I got the chance to help make breakfast for the children who were sick and their family. That’s where I discovered my passion for helping