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2025 Spring HSE (High School Equivalency) Graduate tells us about her time at Begin Anew. She describes how she found our program and how her Life Blueprint was impacted, thanks to your generosity!

Студенческие истории

Student's Journey

Shoneque’s Story

My name is Shoneque, and I am here to tell you my testimony and how Begin Anew has been a blessing to me and my seven children. Growing up without a mom or dad had turned me into someone that I never thought I would be—an angry, selfish, rebellious, and lonely person. But by the grace of God, I am here because He had bigger plans for me. 

I had been living with different family members since I was a young child and eventually my boyfriend's family. By 2016, I was living in Springfield, Tennessee. I met Debrah Chatman, our guardian angel, through the kids' daycare, and she watched my children while I was in jail for the first time and helped me get out of jail and my kids out of the foster care system. I was arrested December 5, 2019, for drugs and was sentenced to 8 years in jail. While there, I prayed, cried, went to church, and became a trustee. I knew this couldn't be my life. While inside, a lady encouraged me, and she helped me write the judge. I was heard, and I was able to go home after serving 8 months instead of 8 years. On June 10, 2020, I was able to go home to hug my babies.

I knew a lot had to change. People had to be let go. I was not going back to jail or losing my kids again. We were homeless and living out of our car. I tried going back to school through a Work Force Program but failed due to lack of childcare and our unstable living conditions.

Although I experienced many troubles, I was encouraged to go back to school and came across the Begin Anew program. When I saw that they offered childcare, I knew this was the program God had planned for me. I started the program on June 17, 2025, and have already passed three subjects. Soon, I'll be signing up for college for business management. My teachers Andrea and Shelley, along with my church family, are making it happen with words of encouragement and prayer. In June of 2026, I will be graduating from Begin Anew and heading towards my dreams of having my own businesses with my family.

Diana, a 2013 Begin Anew graduate, reflects on how Begin Anew was instrumental in changing her professional, personal and spiritual life—guiding her on the path to where she is today.

Diana’s Story of Hope

История надежды Сонейла

Сонейл, студент кампуса Мэдисон, рассказывает о том, как получение диплома об окончании средней школы (HSE) изменит его жизнь и какие дальнейшие шаги он сможет предпринять.

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