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Returning               to               college               has               been               a               lifesaver,               giving               me               hope               for               a               better               future               when               it               seemed               there               wasn't               a               future               at               all.

I               am               a               welfare               mother,               working               my               way               towards               a               new               beginning.

My               education               has               given               me               the               ability               to               hold               my               head               high               and               see               a               light               at               the               end               of               a               very               dark               tunnel.

How               did               I               become               a               welfare               mom?

Plain               and               simple,               it               was               my               divorce.

I               married               a               man               who               was               later               diagnosed               bi-polar.

The               end               of               our               marriage               came               when               he               refused               to               stay               on               his               medication               and               would               not               keep               steady               employment.

When               he               moved               out,               he               disappeared               into               the               night,               leaving               me               with               our               daughter,               a               mortgage,               and               all               of               the               credit               card               debt.

My               ex               husband               has               never               paid               the               child               support               or               his               portion               of               medical               bills               for               our               daughter,               leaving               me               the               sole               financial               support               for               her.

I               was               a               waitress               at               that               time,               not               earning               enough               to               keep               up               with               the               mortgage.

I               was               forced               to               either               sell               our               home               or               lose               it               to               foreclosure.

I               chose               to               sell               and               quickly               moved               us               into               an               apartment.

It               was               then               I               had               to               turn               to               welfare.
               The               mountain               of               debt               and               heavy               workload               of               trying               to               support               the               both               of               us               caused               a               tremendous               amount               of               stress.

When               you               are               broke               and               on               welfare,               you               become               isolated.

The               money               just               wasn't               there               to               go               out               with               friends,               join               clubs,               play               sports,               etc.

My               time               was               spent               at               home,               with               sometimes               with               not               enough               gas               money               to               get               to               work.

Over               time,               old               friends               don't               call               as               much               and               loneliness               and               boredom               become               a               large               part               of               your               life.

I               began               to               lose               hope               and               become               depressed               until               I               met               someone               who               encouraged               me               to               go               back               to               school.

He               told               me               I               was               smart               and               talented,               boosting               my               confidence.

I               saw               nothing               but               hard               work               and               poverty               ahead,               so               at               38               years               old,               I               went               for               it,               scared               as               could               be               but               very               hopeful.
               How               did               I               get               started?

I               began               by               researching               different               careers               and               the               local               job               market               using               the               Bureau               of               Labor               Statistics               website               at               the               local               library.

I               chose               to               become               a               paralegal               because               the               job               outlook               and               salaries               were               very               good               for               my               area.

I               also               had               experience               working               in               an               office,               which               I               could               apply               to               a               resume               for               a               paralegal.

I               had               an               interest               in               the               law               and               a               desire               to               write,               two               very               important               requirements               for               being               a               paralegal.

I               then               began               researching               colleges               in               my               area               by               using               the               free               computers               at               the               library               again.

I               chose               a               private               college               with               a               weekend               and               evening               program               available               for               returning               students               like               me.

The               cost               was               less               than               what               a               regular               day               student               would               pay,               and               they               offered               financial               aid.

The               school               also               had               a               large               percentage               of               female               students,               many               in               my               age               range,               which               appealed               to               me.

Because               I               researched               carefully,               I               felt               my               decision               to               attend               this               university               was               right.
               financial               aid               office               at               the               school               walked               me               through               the               application               process.

My               income               level               allowed               me               to               qualify               for               both               loans               and               grants.

I               received               a               Pell               grant               which               was               a               blessing;               I               would               not               have               to               pay               this               back               and               it               helped               me               cover               many               expenses               like               gas               to               drive               there,               school               supplies               and               childcare.

The               Stafford               loans               would               cover               my               courses               and               books,               and               would               be               paid               back               when               I               began               working.

The               office               staff               also               showed               me               how               to               find               and               apply               for               scholarships               for               women               with               low               income.
               The               admissions               office               helped               me               plan               my               education.

The               class               times               worked               well               for               my               schedule,               however,               I               found               it               necessary               to               quit               my               waitressing               job.

I               started               working               for               myself               instead,               cleaning               houses.

I               would               set               my               own               working               hours               in               order               to               be               more               available               for               my               daughter,               earn               more               per               hour,               and               be               able               to               make               time               for               studying.

The               Legal               Studies               program               I               enrolled               in               had               a               full               range               of               courses               including               the               basics,               such               as               legal               research               and               writing               and               litigation               courses,               which               teach               the               ins               and               outs               of               the               courtroom.

I               then               had               a               selection               of               courses               available               if               I               wanted               to               specialize               in               a               particular               area               of               law.

The               program               is               set               up               "pre               law"               style               for               those               who               wish               to               go               on               to               law               school.
               Once               I               started               my               classes,               my               life               began               changing.

I               was               no               longer               isolated.

I               met               other               women               like               me               and               made               new               friends.

I               began               to               succeed               almost               immediately.

The               professors               took               time               and               worked               with               me,               the               students               formed               study               groups,               and               phone               lists               existed               for               calling               on               others               for               homework               help.

The               caliber               of               the               program,               excellent               teachers               and               support               from               family               and               friends               has               allowed               me               to               reach               honors               status.

I               never               thought               it               could               be               possible,               but               I               earned               a               3.9               grade               average               this               last               semester!

I               have               gained               confidence,               gotten               back               my               self-esteem,               and               have               a               new               outlook               on               life.
               In               addition               to               the               education,               the               school               has               provided               me               with               other               benefits               I               could               not               otherwise               afford.

Although               my               brain               gets               a               work               out,               I               have               used               the               fitness               center               and               swimming               pool               to               get               my               body               in               shape.

My               concentration               and               energy               level               have               gotten               a               boost               from               this.

I               also               have               access               to               computers,               printers,               a               library,               peer               tutors,               employment               services,               and               an               on               site               doctor               that               provides               inexpensive               sick               visits               and               physicals.

For               someone               without               health               insurance,               this               is               a               wonderful               perk.

Returning               to               school               has               given               me               an               entire               support               system               and               a               second               home!
               I               have               steered               my               education               to               not               only               becoming               a               paralegal,               but               to               add               writing               for               legal               publications               to               my               list               of               can               do's.

I               want               to               share               what's               new               (and               it               is               ever               changing)               in               the               world               of               law               and               help               American               citizens               understand               our               legal               system.

I               have               been               given               the               opportunity               to               volunteer               with               legal               aid,               helping               low               income               people               like               myself               get               a               fair               chance               in               court               and               be               represented               properly.
               I               am               at               the               point               now               where               I               can               take               advantage               of               the               employment               services               offered               at               the               university.

Through               the               many               seminars               offered,               I               can               take               part               in               mock               interviews,               listen               to               lectures               by               working               paralegals               and               attorneys,               and               learn               what               the               difference               is               between               working               for               a               private               firm               or               a               judge.

I               was               encouraged               to               join               the               local               legal               assistants               organization               as               a               student               member               because               of               the               networking               opportunities               it               provides.

The               meetings               are               informative,               and               give               me               a               chance               to               meet               future               employers.

We               are               also               encouraged               to               join               the               schools               own               paralegal               club,               which               also               turned               out               to               be               a               good               place               to               network               and               hear               about               the               jobs               in               my               area.

My               advisor               regularly               emails               us               with               job               openings               in               the               area.

I               feel               well               prepared               for               this               next               transition.
               As               I               prepare               to               enter               the               workforce,               I               know               I               will               look               back               to               the               woman               I               was               when               I               started.

The               daily               feeling               of               hopelessness               and               fear               of               the               future               for               my               daughter               and               I               that               I               had               is               slipping               away.

In               its               place               is               a               feeling               of               excitement               for               what               is               ahead.

For               me,               education               has               truly               been               the               way               to               end               the               poverty               and               reliance               on               welfare               in               my               life.

So               many               of               the               single,               hard               working               mothers               I               have               met               feel               the               same               way.

I               am               a               new               woman,               one               that               is               strong,               intelligent,               will               able               to               provide               for               my               family,               and               able               to               effect               change               for               the               better.

See               you               in               the               future!






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