by epecadmin | Nov 26, 2018 | Breaking the Cycle, Human-Animal Bond
After giving birth to a daughter in the summer of 2017, April found herself faced with a decision all too familiar for single mothers—whether to get a low-paying job to make immediate ends meet or further her education with the hopes of providing long-term stability....
by epecadmin | Nov 12, 2018 | Breaking the Cycle, Student Stories
Christine, single mother of two and a KC native, grew up watching her mother cut and style hair. After graduating high school, she decided to give cosmetology school a try for herself. She earned her certificate and started working in a salon, but soon realized that...
by Abby | Aug 22, 2018 | Breaking the Cycle, Student Stories
It was a moment of God-given self-restraint that led Shautina, 39, to The Grooming Project. She was standing outside her apartment complex’s office smoking a cigarette and “sulking in misery.” The stressors of being a single mother of two had piled. After receiving...
by epecadmin | Apr 29, 2017 | Breaking the Cycle, Student Stories
FINDING HER PLACE: KARA JOHNSON Life wasn’t going well for Kara Johnson. She didn’t know – never had known — her mom. Her father suffered mental health and addiction issues and wasn’t the best role model. Nor was his ex-wife, who gave Kara a home for a while,...
by epecadmin | Apr 9, 2017 | Breaking the Cycle, Student Stories
TYESHA OLDEN: IT’S ALL UP FROM HERE For Tyesha Olden, the struggle was constant. To be sure, she was trying hard to get her life on track. She had dropped out of high school when asthma caused her to miss too many days to catch up, but she’d signed up for Job...
by epecadmin | Aug 20, 2016 | Breaking the Cycle
NATASHA’S LESSONS LEARNED Our students aren’t the only ones who do a lot of learning and growing at The Grooming Project. The students learn grooming, customer service and a whole lot of life skills; Natasha Kirsch, the project’s founder, has learned a few...
