I am a native Austin born and reared here on the West-Side of Chicago. First job at the age of 15 years, was with the Department of Public-Aid located on Damen and Madison as an assistant with the food-stamps debt.

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Upon the development of my family, I am the PROUD mother of 2 male sons; PROUD grandmother of 3 beautiful young ladies and one young man, who are the center of my life.

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I returned to school went to Malcolm X obtained an AAS in Business Administration. Before graduation I applied for a position as a file clerk and a administration clerk with Department of Human Service (new Public Aid). I was a file clerk for 9 months then I applied for a case manager which is where my true journey began.

 

In working in this area, I saw too many unmet needs in our society. I was a field verifier an ADC worker an AABD worker and a Food-stamp manager. After 23 years of dedicated service to the community I decided to step out on FAITH and develop a means of being better able to serve the community. All the need for the underserved was at my fingertip so I worked beyond the call and put my whole heart and soul in my objective; that was to provide a holistic approach to self-sufficiency. Even though my degree had nothing to do with my endeavors, it did open some doors for me.

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All my education was provided on the West-Side of Chicago. I am a dedicated community activist on the West-Side of Chicago. Today I am not a person who needs community approval because of the many challenges I meet.

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I am the founder of a non-for-profit organization that has been in existence since 2001 and received our 501-C# in 2003.

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Since then, we have moved forward in the areas of unmet needs just to name a few: "It's All About You" - a work shop designed to re-construct self-worth, rebuild individual self-esteem and assist in the development of goals. This service is provided to all gender race and creed in need. "Your Money Matters" - a financial literacy program designed to assist individuals with knowledge to assist themselves in correcting bad decisions with their credit or errors created by others.

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This program has been in existence since 2006 at that time the program was certified through HSBC. This is just another method to assist individuals with re-construction of self-worth. 

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"Sista's of the hood"- has many hats and is a part of many other organizations within the Austin Community. We provide our work-shops to former offenders whom resides in transitional facilities. We work with families of Domestic-Violence with various tools to regain or construct self-sufficiency for the household head.