NCC Nursing School Seeing Increase
New Community's School of Practical Nursing has experienced a significant increase in the number of male students, many of whom see the pursuit of an LPN license as a route to a stable, long-term, career in the medical field at a time of continued volatility in the job market. Christmas at Home For Former Harmony House Family  Ask Harmony House caseworker Linda Washington what she remembers most about Adam and Nia Natal and she will tell you plainly what seemed to set the couple apart. "They were always highly motivated," she said. "They didn't like relying on others and wanted badly to be self-sufficient." It was a little over two years ago that the couple and their two young boys, Benjamin, now 4, and Gerald, 3, passed through New Community's Harmony House transitional housing facility, where they received not only a place to live, but childcare, counseling, educational and employment assistance. Adult Learning Program Spells Success
Since she arrived from Haiti in 1987, Bertange Severe has been determined to make a better life for herself and those around her. She has been teaching Sunday School at her church and she also now tutors adult students in math.
For 4-year-old Ka'Yel Patterson, the waiting could have seemed like an eternity. He and other children from the Harmony House Early Learning Center sat on the edge of their seats, anticipating what they were told would be a big surprise.
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