ARA graduate rises above dark clouds A math test tripped up Maria Shaw on her way to high school graduation. She completed her senior year at Woodlawn High School, but didn’t receive her diploma because she didn’t pass the required math exam. “It was devastating. It...
Ro White lives in one of Shreveport’s nicest upscale neighborhoods; Phyellisha Davis in a low-income neighborhood where shootings are not uncommon. Ro worked in education for 30 years; Phyellisha dropped out of school. Ro was raised to believe she could succeed in...
By Ashlee Donnaud 2016 ARA graduate My life started off having a terrible childhood. My dad went to prison when I was 4 and remained in prison throughout my childhood. I got put in foster care at the age of 13. Then I got abducted and raped, after a year of...
Magnolia Bates is building her dream for a better future with a welder’s torch. She is one of about 15 students earning a certificate in welding through a partnership between Community Renewal’s Adult Renewal Academy and Northwest Louisiana Technical College. Red Ball...
Finding The Path To A Better Life ARA student stops running, turns life around, earns GED, gives to community Askari Hinton ran for half of his life before finding the path to a better life. The new road he is traveling on led him through the CRI Adult Renewal...
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