The Care Center is excited to welcome the following poets & authors in 2025! (All events are free and open to the community; to RSVP or learn more, please email srauch@carecenterholyoke.org) Ada Limón Wednesday, February 5, 2025 1pm, Virtual via Zoom (email srauch@carecenterholyoke.org for link) Ada Limón is the author of six books of poetry, including The Carrying, which won the … [Read more...] about Poetry Events
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Meet Our Students
If you haven't already, please make a gift before the end of the year. Your donation will give tomorrow's leaders the support they need today. Each of the women you'll read about below are incredible on their own. Together, they are unstoppable. Erica Baez graduated from The Care Center’s GED program twenty years ago and returned this fall to attend college at Bard … [Read more...] about Meet Our Students
My Journey from Student to Staff Member
My job at The Care Center is to help young parents get to and through college. And I know how difficult college can be with small children and a limited income. I was one of Bard Microcollege Holyoke's first four graduates. I'm the mother of two great kids, Hector, 14, and Adrian, 6. Without The Care Center's support when Hector was younger, getting to and through college would have been much … [Read more...] about My Journey from Student to Staff Member
Julisa Deleon speaks about second chances, Plato, and studying while her ceiling caved in.
Julisa Deleon graduated from Bard Microcollege Holyoke in 2021. Today, she is the College Program Coordinator for the Microcollege, helping other women succeed in college and continue on to bachelor's degree programs and rewarding careers. Shortly after graduating, Julisa spoke at The Care Center's virtual fundraising party on June 6, 2021. Below are the video and full transcript of her … [Read more...] about Julisa Deleon speaks about second chances, Plato, and studying while her ceiling caved in.
