On the Road to Success

As a single parent of two and a sophmore in college, I came into Achieveability in March 2007 with high hopes. Coming from a single parent home, I had had my fair share of ups and downs. Determined to make a better life for my self as well as my children, I applied for the program two years earlier (June 2005), and I almost cried when I finally got the phone call saying, "we have a three bedroom house for you and your children."


The first year with Achieveability was rough; I was trying to make my rent while maintaining my GPA in school, raising the kids and making it to work every weekend. I was far away from my family (I had previously lived outside of Philadelphia), far away from my friends and to top it all I had lost someone very important to me, my best friend's grandmother who had a hand in raising me.To deal with all of this and maintain my sanity was hard to say the least, but with the support of my life coach I was able to transition somewhat smoothely.

As a senior, things for me have begun to turn around; Im graduating in May, my personal life is coming together and most importantly I am on the road to success. I came here with high hopes, and they matched my goals and ambitions with their own goals and ambitions they had in mind for me, and they have continuously motivated me to stay on the right track and given me the support I needed to move forward. In addition to the life coaches, they have a wonderful staff that is always polite and respectful and ready to help if you need them. They offer workshops, counseling and anything else you can think of to assist you with what you need to achieve your goals.

With all the support they give, Achieveability makes it impossible to fail, and I can not express my appreciation enough for Achieveability!


ABOUT THE AUTHOR:

April Broaddus is a graduating client of Achieveability, and is also an Intern with Achieveability's Development department. A client since March 2007, Ms. Broaddus will be recieving her Bachelors in Communication from Rosemont College in May of 2010.