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Below is the transcript of Crystal Cappas’s speech at The Care Center’s 40th Anniversary Fundraising Party. My name is Crystal Cappas, and last October, I started as the Recruitment and Outreach Coordinator at The Care Center.  My connection to The Care Center began much earlier. Twenty-eight years ago, my mom was a student in our GED program.  I was a baby in our daycare, cradled by Monica’s … [Read more...] about Crystal Cappas: Care Center Baby to Staff Member

Below is the transcript of Monica Diaz's speech at The Care Center's 40th Anniversary Fundraising Party. My name is Monica Diaz and I am the Manager of College Support at The Care Center. Before I joined the staff, I was one of the first four graduates of Bard Microcollege Holyoke. I am also the mother of two beautiful sons, Hector and Adrian, who are here today. But let me rewind. College … [Read more...] about Monica Diaz: The Stability Persistence Built

Below is the transcript of Kia Diaz's speech at The Care Center's 40th Anniversary Fundraising Party. I am an alumni of Bard Microcollege Holyoke and a 3rd‐grade math teacher in Baltimore.  My name is Kia Diaz, and it is an honor to stand here tonight and tell you about my experience at The Care Center — a place that not only empowers women through education, but transforms lives in ways … [Read more...] about Kia Diaz: Mother, Indigenous Urban Educator & Grad Student

Below is the transcript of Keishla Perez's speech at The Care Center's 40th Anniversary Fundraising Party. Hello, my name is Keishla Perez, and I am the Enrollment Coordinator at The Care Center. My job is to help our students feel welcomed, supported, and brave enough to begin. This work is deeply personal for me. The Dream I Had Lost I enrolled in college for the first time when I was 17 … [Read more...] about Keishla Perez on Becoming a Powerhouse Woman in a Business Suit