Jessica’s mother noticed she was struggling to discipline her children, 3-year-old DJ and 2-year-old Khloe. “Do you remember that class I took?” Jessica remembers her mom asking. “I think you need to take it too.” read more
Elizabeth’s husband abused her oldest daughter and then disappeared with their money—leaving Elizabeth to rebuild her life, care for her family, and relive her own history of childhood abuse and trauma. read more
Maria and Saul’s second child, William, thrived in Metropolitan’s Head Start program. So when the Addison Children’s Center opened, the family jumped at the chance to enroll their youngest children. read more
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