We are so grateful!
Thanks to your unbelievable support, we have officially reached our $4 million Moving Women Forward goal!
Because of you:
♥ The Care Center will continue to provide students with a free college education!
♥ Young mothers will receive the support they need to achieve (and exceed) their goals!
♥ Children will grow up with financial security, stable housing and plenty of food!
While there is still much more to be done, for now, let’s just take a moment to celebrate this incredible accomplishment. We cannot thank you enough for making this possible.
When women move forward, we all move forward.
Meet the Students
Destiny Bermudez and Shy’heema Reid are young mothers who completed their HiSET (GED) at The Care Center in 2023 and continued on to our onsite college, Bard Microcollege Holyoke, to earn associate degrees. Both women spoke beautifully at The Care Center’s Annual Fundraising Party about their experience studying while parenting and their inspiring plans for the future.
“We are told when we become mothers that our lives are over. The only things coming to an end are the old versions of ourselves that no longer have any growth to offer. This is only the beginning.” -Destiny Bermudez
“Thanks to The Care Center’s new housing program, my daughter and I just moved into an amazing apartment where we’ll be able to stay for five years while I complete my college degrees. Yes, you heard that right, degrees.” -Shy’heema Reid
