Zinha Alvarenga is a 20 year-old mother of a 2 year old son. She has been working on obtaining her GED since she started the TRA-Brockton YPP program on April 19th, 2013.

My name is Crystal Matos and I am a teen mom. My son is 1 year old and I am 17 years old. I got pregnant at age 15 and had him at 16. It was so hard for me to be a mother at a very young age. By the time my son was 6 months old, we went into a TLP, which is a teen living shelter program.

My name is Carrissa Furtado. I am 18 years old, a single mom of a 5 month old baby, and I just received my GED.

Hey, I’m Breanna. I’m 17 years old and have a daughter named Alliyah. I gave birth to her 9 months ago. From what I’ve been through since April 2012 when I got pregnant is a lot of life changing. I never got the chance to be a teenager; I had to grow up fast for my daughter.

Joey Ingemi joined Quincy YouthBuild only two weeks after he dropped out of high school. He had heard that YouthBuild offered an alternative approach to education as well as providing hands-on construction skills.

Success stories are stories from the heart. Stories tell the long but joyous journey that changed me to a better person, while learning the fountain of knowledge that I did.

A 26 year old native of Brooklyn, New York, TERRELL TAYLOR dropped out of high school in the 11th grade.

ANDRES VENTURA had dropped out of high school in March 2010 while in the second half of his junior year to help his Mom and his two younger siblings.

My name is Suhei Vivier. I am 18 years old. Two years ago I gave birth to my pride and joy, daughter Maniayah.