Student Writing

During the past few months that I have had the privilege to further my education at The Care Center, many doors of opportunity have opened, not just for me, but also for my fellow classmates and our children. We all have been given opportunities to awaken our own capabilities and experience things that we would have never before found ourselves interested in. I have been able to express myself … [Read more...] about Graduation Speech by Care Center 2021 Valedictorian, Christina Cislak

Below is the full transcript from Tina’s speech at The Care Center’s Virtual Housewarming Party for Roqué House on June 6, 2021.   My name is Tina Scott. I graduated from Bard Microcollege Holyoke two years ago and I am now a Frances Perkins Scholar at Mount Holyoke College. I am proud to say that Julisa and I were the first two students from Bard Holyoke to attend. I am majoring in … [Read more...] about Tina Scott speaks about losing her job and pressing forward

11 times i can’t breathe i can’t breathe i can’t breathe i can’t breathe i can’t breathe i can’t breathe i can’t breathe i can’t breathe i can’t breathe i can’t breathe i can’t breathe till beautiful black skin becomes coated in blood red till mothers and siblings see their loved ones pushed to the concrete the light in their eyes extinguished how many times will we see lives … [Read more...] about Untitled by Mariangelic Felix

I Survived 20 Days in Solitary Confinement—Here’s How I Got Through "Solitude never frightened me. In fact, I welcomed it. When I was a girl, I would envision myself in a cabin in the woods, or a house with a view of a lake or river, doing what I love to do most: writing. I never dreamed I’d be forced into a small enclosure with cold concrete floors and walls made of cinder blocks, where the … [Read more...] about Jacqueline Velez, Bard Microcollege Holyoke 2020 graduate, published in Oprah Magazine