Meet Our Bright Mothers
Hailing from all walks of life, the thing that unites all of our scholarship mothers is their will, drive and determination to succeed in life. We’re so happy to share in their joy for what they’ve accomplished.
Meet Azita
One of our scholarship recipients at Miramar College, she is a single mother of two young boys, who lost her husband to a car accident and was left with no work experience or life skills for entering the workforce. In the years following, she worked very hard to obtain an Associate’s degree in Computer Business Technology and is determined to complete a Bachelor’s degree next. She came to the U.S. nine years ago and is an amazing example of the American Dream. By following her dream and working towards her ultimate goal of creating a better life for her sons, she is setting an example for us all!
Meet Nichole
She became a mother at 17 years old, which made it more challenging to achieve her educational goals. However, she has persisted and now feels ready to achieve her goal of obtaining a degree from Cal State Fullerton in the field of Communicative Disorders. Currently she attends Norco College and is hoping to transfer soon.
Her dream is to use her degree to become a speech and language pathologist. She has always wanted to work with children, especially in a one-on-one setting. Her sister received speech and language services as a child. Through that experience Nichole realized how rewarding this career could be. Her ultimate goal is “to make a difference and work with kids.” This has always been her greatest passion and why she continues to pursue her educational goals.
Meet Lauren
Lauren is a full time student and single mother of a young daughter, whom she hopes to set a positive example for. Although she had many struggles during her adolescence and early college years, she was able to overcome these and learn that she is a strong and capable woman. She reminds us that “feelings are fleeting and struggles are temporary.” She now feels ready to “put in the work” and invest in the future for herself and her daughter by working towards her academic goal of obtaining a Masters Degree in Biology.
Meet Tanjanae
She is a single mother of a 13-year-old son, who fully supports her goal to better their lives by finishing her college education. While raising him and she is running her own house cleaning business. Despite many hardships she has faced since 2010, when she began her educational journey, Ms. Walker has remained determined to achieve her goal of obtaining an Associates Degree in Black Studies at Mesa College, before transferring to a university to pursue a double major in Black Studies and American Sign Language. She hopes to become an American Sign Language interpreter to enrich the lives of members of the Deaf community in spaces such as concerts and other social engagements that are generally auditory.
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Meet Destiny
Destiny is one of our scholarship recipients at Moreno Valley College. She is a single mother of two boys whom she supports by working a full time job, in addition to working to better their lives by being a full time student. She also hopes to better the lives of others through education, by becoming a math professor. Despite some personal and financial struggles growing up, she has never given up, and she is determined to be the first in her family to graduate college. In the true spirit of Bright Mothers mission, she anticipates being “a mentor to students, targeting teen moms/single parents” especially and hopes to “show them not to give up just because there are odds against them.
Meet Kayleigh
Kayleigh is one of our scholarship recipients at Riverside City College. She is a single mother of two children and is working hard to become a Registered Nurse. Even before having her own children or her career goal, she took on the role of caretaker when she became responsible for helping to raise her two siblings. As she encouraged them to pursue their own educational goals, she found herself motivated to do the same. She feels that “all the years of making sure they were taken care of planted a seed in [her] heart that has grown” and this led her to the path of pursuing nursing as a profession.
Meet Jacqueline
Jacqueline is the single mother of an 18-year-old son, who is on his way to college to follow in his mother’s footsteps. She is a first generation college student and is currently working towards her goal of obtaining a Masters degree in Social Behavioral Studies & Community Interpretation. She hopes to work for CPS in Riverside County, and perhaps eventually, in a hospital. She also has dreams to open a youth center to help kids who are dealing with challenging experiences to “help our youth to strive for better”. Over the years, she has been met with many challenges, but was able to overcome them to become the positive, sociable, approachable person she is today. She truly believes that “self-control and empowerment is bigger and more effective than any medicine a doctor can give you” and hopes to use her education and degree to show this to others.
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