Emelita, a graduate of Next Step Learning Center went on to obtain a college degree in social services. Her specialty is helping teenage mothers, because she herself was once an unwed, teenage mother. She married a police officer who is the public liaison officer for the city of Oakland. His responsibility is to develop and maintain relationships with all of the high schools within the city. Emelita had dropped out of high school after becoming pregnant when she was 16 and a soph***re. She was able to obtain her GED through Next Step Learning Center.
Now she gets involved in the lives of teenagers through social services. Many of her charges are girls who show up on the radar through truancy violations. Often, the reason for truancy is pregnancy. She is able to refer the girls to Next Step so they can do more with their lives than earning minimum wages at a dead-end job. Some of the boys and girls she helps come to her through the legal system. Again, Next Step can help these kids get their GED's and in many cases go on to college.
Emilita recognizes it was through education that her life, and the lives of her children and husband have been enhanced. She is grateful every day, and tries to council the teenagers and young adults she sees to put their education as their #1 priority.
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