A Jeremiah Program flyer caught Brittney Strickland’s eye almost two years ago when she was picking up books from the Walbrook Enoch Pratt Free Library with her 10-year-old daughter, Nyla. Strickland — who was homeschooling her three children, including two young sons with autism — wanted to finish her education and was intrigued by the organization’s promise of support for single moms. There were “no excuses,” she said, since the initial 12-week Empowerment & Leadership course was being hosted online.
Through that introductory program, she met women from across the country. “Duh, Brittney, you’re not the only mom that wants to go back to school,” said Strickland, 31, who grew up in Baltimore and lives there. After joining the national nonprofit that coaches single mothers facing poverty through two- and four-year degree programs and helps them care for their children, Strickland graduated in May from Morgan State University with a degree in education and won funding at Jeremiah Program’s March summit to kick-start her business to bolster families whose children have developmental delays.
She’s one of dozens of mothers in Baltimore who have joined Jeremiah Program in pursuit of broadening their horizons since it expanded here in 2022. “I’m happier now,” Strickland said, reflecting on her time with Jeremiah Program before her graduation. “Sense of accomplishment, I think it does anybody good.
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