Elevate Student Profiles

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1				If anyone stands out to you, and you want to comitt to wrapping your support around them as they pursue personal and vocational goals, please type your name and contact information on this document. Or email me at Brianaduclos@steprichmond.org with your interest. Their completed roadmap, or vocational plan can be given to you upon request to share further details	Children & their ages		We desire multiple people or a family to come beside each participant	We desire multiple people or a family to come beside each participant	We desire multiple people or a family to come beside each participant
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4	Lamesha Johnson	Fall 2019		Single mom of straight A honor roll 6th grader Elijah. Lamehsa wants to pursue medical coding, and has started her applications for some schools and scholarships. She paused school during Covid as her son had to be home but she wants to get back into it. Lamesha has some work history gaps, as she found it hard to maintain work without discrimination and hardship, as she has cochlear implants and reads lips, but is hard of hearing. Her goals include receiving medical coding certificate, finding Full time employment, raising credit score, paying off debt, starting college fund for Elijah. She wants to move into her own place ASAP but needs the income first. Lamesha is a believer and desires to grow in christian community and fellowship.	Elijah- 11 years, 6th grade	Medical coding	Adrian Mead & Ellyn Mead,
5	Paula Williams	Spring 2020		Sudden guardian of 4 grandkids, Paula moved to Gilpin right before the pandemic. She is very involved with STEP, very active with getting the kids into better schools and opportunities and has some dream programs she wants to offer the community. Her personal goals are to get ALL 4 kids in the same school (preferbly Anna Juila Cooper), find them stimulating after school activiites as the kids are all very gifted artists, and writers. Then she wants to work Full time as a receptionist, or at a front desk. She is extremely reliable and caring. Main roadblock is she needs to find flexible work in case something happens with one of the kids and she has to get them or stay home with them (or find a reliable and affordable daycare). The kids are two 2nd graders, and 2 5th graders (ages 8, 9, 10 & 11). She also needs someone who can walk alongside her & the kids journey to a better school as mentioned. Paula is a believer, and is looking for a church to attend with a good kids program. She also is looking for parenting tips or classes, and a great mentor fit would be someone who is a parent or now a grandparent, and who can come beside her in raising the kids. A family around her would also be great!	Viktoria- 11 years (5th grade), Javari-10 years (5th grade), Taz- 9 years (2nd grade), Marley- 8 years (2nd grade)	Front desk/receptionist	Joane Francis	Lee Hatcher & Laura
6	Calmetha Ward	Spring 2020		Calmetha has suddenly found herself in a lonely place where her daughter is running around with the wrong crowd and is no longer welcomed in her home, her husband has just left her, and her teenage son doesn't want much to do with her. She found employment after graduation and worked there for 8 months, then was let go. Her pain in her arm got worse, and she turned to alcohol. She had some dark moments toward the latter half of 2020 and early 2021, but she has since regained herself. She has now had 14 surgeries on her hand, and she is almost back to normal in terms of pain. She is fighting her temptation to drink, and she is searching for a counselor to help with the depression. Calmetha is one of the most open, honest and reslient women we have met. She is a strong beleiver who has not had much discipleship, so she struggles reading the Word and understanding it, but she asks great questions. A great mentor for her would be someone who is patient, who wants to spend time with her, and who can include her in a bible study or spiritual development. She is always ready to serve and give back her time. She deserves someone who will see her for her and desire to be a good friend.	16 year old son (10th grade)	Unknown at this time	Sheila Marsh
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8	Kiocia Wilkerson	Fall 2020		Kiocia is a mother of 4, two teenagers and two brand new twins who are about to turn one. Kiocia is incredibly hard working, and has kept a job during the pandemic to bring in some extra income, WHILE raising the kids on her own. The father of all 4 kids is not in the picture at the moment, and has made things more difficult when he is, in terms of Kiocia pursuing her dreams. Kiocia has great people skills, admin skills and when the kids are in daycare, she can be available to work part time or full time in school hours. She has reliable transportation. Her goals include to get her twins affordable quality daycare, find Full time work working with people specifically in a life coach field. Her son requires extra care and attention as he has autism, and she feels she needs help finding him the right care in order to work. She also wants to find great mental health resources for her panic attacks and her depression. She has overcome so much, so she hopes to be a certified life coach in the next 5 years after receiving her certificate, to help others. She is a new christian and has lots of questions. A great mentor for her would be someone who either 1) Understands her sons/family needs as they navigate autism and newly birthed twins 2) Someone who serves as a life coach or counselor who can encourage her on her vocational goals or 3) Someone who's whole family would want to be involved in "adopting" them and being part of each other's life, especially on the spiritual development of her and her household. Kiocia lives on the southside.		Life Coach is longterm career goal, however she can work remotely or can work during school hours in any field that will help her reach her goals	Leah & Will Jarrett
9	Deanna Drayton	Spring 2021		Her needs are being met at this time. Details can be added upon request.	Justice (1 year), Peyton (8 years, 2nd grade)		Ellen D
10	Takira Ulmer	Spring 2021		Takira is a single mother to a 2 almost 3 year old boy Messiah. Takira's vocational goals are to work in the medical field as a CNA. Other goals include, finding daycare for Messiah so she can work full time but make enough income to live off of and afford his care. She would like to pursue drivers education and get her DL. She would also like to put aside savings once she is working to purchase a used car to make employment easier. She would also like to open up a checking account and make financial progress. In our time of knowing Takira, our quickest assesment as to whom would best be for her, is someone who desires to be motherly, show compassion, pursuit, and interest in her well being. She is young, and has gone through a lot of trauma and is raising her son on her own. She is very open, and her main love language is quality time and gifts. She can grow in motivation, communication and letting her yes be yes, but she is working hard at her goals. She just started working a remote job at home, we do not have an update on how that is going.	Messiah (2 years)	CNA is career desires, currently works from home.	Anne and Tyler Snow
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14	Dakeisha	Fall 2021		Dakeisha is a single mother of 3, who has overcome a lot of emotional, sexual and physical abuse. Yet she is one of the most sweetest, resilent women. She is soft spoken, and is working overnight shifts currently. She too has a 5th grade reading level and wants to work with READ to grow her reading skills. Dakeisha could use someone who has a motherly presence, someone who can listen to her, share wisdom and encouragement, and every so often, do things with her that can grow Dakeisha's confidence. Dakeisha's goals include: growing her reading level, getting her GED, finding daycare for her youngest (8 month old), get her DL. Dakeisha loves her kids well, and she would do well with a family adopting her, or another mother who can share parenting tips and love on her. She hopes to grow in her love for herself, and confidence. She also needs help with boundaries with harmful relationships or friendships.	Neveah (6 month), Aaliyah (2 years), McKenzie (4 years)	Currently working at VCU cleaning, desires to work in childcare field.	Kim Parent	Sue Case
15	Fonda Thigspen	Fall 2021		Fonda is a single mother of a teenage daugther. She currently works full time,and her main vocational goal is to own her own bakery. Her goals include to gain emloyment at Ukrops or at a bakery, while expanding her baking knowledge through classes at Reynolds. She also wants to put her baked goods out there to expand her name/brand. She would do well paired with someone who wants to spend time with her, help her see her worth and value in Christ, and someone who has baking experience or starting their own business in their background. Fonda is quiet and soft spoken, but when she feels more safe and confident, she will open up about her story more.	14 years old (9th grade)	Currenty working, but really wants to work in a bakery and own her own bakery one day.	Jane Oostdyk	Troy
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23	Niki Wrighton	Fall 2021		Niki, is a mother of 4 and her partner is Brandon (a previous JFL graduate). Niki is creative, and carries a lot of poise as she speaks. She is very invested in her kids education and does not want to start work until the baby is older. She has a special needs son and daughter (ages 8 &10), as well as a 2 year old an a 1 year old. Her vocational plan includes: getting remote job to earn some income to save for a good daycare later on, going back to school to complete her BA. Her long term career goal is to become a lactation consultant which she would need to pass the state test to become. Some of her roadblocks include: bipolar struggles, depression & anxiety, the small home and home management. She could use someone who has worked in the lactation field, or someone who has worked, raised kids and gone to school in a short period of time. She also needs someone who has parenting advice and tools to help manage her household and each child's needs. She is a believer, and is very open to growing her faith. One struggle has been when you spend time with her she wants to use up the whole time sharing her woes, she would do best paired with someone either with a counseling background who wants to serve her in that way, OR someone who isn't afraid to say, that is not the purpose of the time together. She too, is stubborn and does not always welcome or "hear" feedback until after a few times it is repeated, even if that feedback or advice is for her benefit.	Heaven (1 year), Bella (3 years), Israel (8 years, 3rd grade), Tiana (11 years, 6th grade)	Wants a remote job, go back to school for business management degree, and her career goal is to be a lactation consultant.
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25				Crystal works for SCC LLC at VCU and is the shift manager from 2-10 pm. She now brings in stable income, and has worked there over a year. She reached two of her goals: Getting debt free, and getting her GED. Other goals are to increase credit score, save up funds for down payment for a home, save a college fund for her twin teenage daughters, get her DL and eventually be Full time on her party planning business. A great mentor would be someone who can help her navigate future home ownership, grants or loans that she can qualify for and budgeting/savings plan to make that dream become a reality. Or someone who works in the event planning field, or who is an entrepreneur who can get her going on the business component of her dreams.	Judiera & Mya- 11 years, 6th grade	Currently works in janitorial services, wants to own her own party planning business
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28	Tawanda Harris	Fall 2020		Tawanda's family has lived in Gilpin for generations and calls it home, as she finds good community here. She has a learning disability so finding work has been difficult. One of her biggest roadblocks is transportatiion and mobility as she cannot get around as easily. She wants to work in a custodial field, but she lacks the proper resources to get her to and from. She has two sons, both whom live with her. Her phone is not the most reliable, so to reach her you need to knock on her door as she is always home. Or we can work with her in getting a replacement phone. She desires to get her GED, find Full time employment. She is open to the gospel and is very soft spoken, and a woman of few words, and she is a delight to be around.	Adult children	Janitorial services
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30	Brandon Jackson	Spring 2021		Brandon is a father of 4, his girlfriend and mother of his children just gradated from JFL (Niki). Brandon has some long work history gaps up until receiving employment with Mosquito Squad right after graduation. Brandon has his CDL and now the passenger permit required by GRTC. He desires to work Full time for GRTC by March 2022, so that they can afford better schooling for the kids and move out of Gilpin. Brandon has a 16 year old felony on his record, and that has hindered him from finding stable work up until now. Brandon is a believer, he is stuborn, and he battles with fear of rejection. So when the enemy plants fear in him, he tends to withdrawl, not return calls or stall his own goal progress. A good mentor for him would be someone who isn't affraid to pursue him hard, who can stand their ground with hard truth, yet with gentleness and love. He would do great with a male who cares about Brandon's spiritual development, as well as his development as a partner, and a parent- as he can use some growth and partnership on how to care for his household and what biblical leadership looks like. Or a husband and wife can adopt him and Niki and do activities together as two families. He has reliable transportation.	Heaven (1 year), Bella (3 years), Israel (8 years, 3rd grade), Tiana (11 years, 6th grade)	Seasonal job just ended, desires to work at GRTC and either make a life career there, or in 5-10 years start his own medical transport business.
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32	Stephanie Oshinkoya	Fall 2021		Stephanie is a single mother of 4 whom currently live with her. Stephanie is very strong, guarded, reslilent and will do anything for her kids. She is open with women when trust has been developed and it will take time before she opens up to a man, as she has suffered trauma from abuse. She is growing in her self confidence. She desires to own her own childcare company, as she currently watches many of the kids from the community. She is great with kids, and with a little more organizational help, business coaching, childcare work experience, she can do it! Some of her current goals is: get her GED, work towards receiving her DL, find daycare for her two preschool aged kids, work at daycare Full time and then in 5 years open her own. Stephanie is realiable at communication, and is always open to meeting 1-1 as long as the two youngest can come. She would do great to have a mentor who can help her tangibly reach her childcare employment goals as well as somone with resources or bandwith to find realiable, safe, and affordable childcare for her youngests. She also is guarded, so someone who will spend quality time where trust can be built, will serve her well.	London (1 year), Isaiah ( 4 yrs old), Paris (8 years, 3rd grade), Keshawn (10 years, 5th grade)	Childcare field, career is own her own daycare.	Peggy Cox	Joann Dickerson
33	Shavonda Finley	Fall 2021		Shavonda is a single mother of 10 children, 5 of whom live with her. Her kids range from 1 year old twins to 13 year old teenage daughter. Shavonda is on custody probation, which means she goes to court every month to check in and she has social services who come unannounced to her home to check on the kids and her. She currently is at a 7th grade reading level and she didn't finish 9th grade. She struggles with depression and anxiety. Her goals include working with READ, an organization who help adults grow their reading level and skills. She desires to earn her GED, take the classes & study to earn her DL. She wants to work Full time at SOAR, an employer who will work with her mental and physical disabilities. She wants to save up for a van after working for a year, and open up her own checking account. She is working really hard to overcome her roadblocks, and has really made big changes the past 3 months that show progress is being made for the health of her and her kids. Someone who would be a good fit for her, would be someone who has patience, loves to work with her kids, and someone who has social service resources or background. Shavonda's needs would require more than ONE mentor to be paired with her ideally.	Malachi & Messiah (1 years old), Cerenity (6 years old, 1st grade), Elijah (7 years old, 2nd grade), Angel (9 years, 4th grade)	Work at SOAR
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