Resilience

Nina Sanchez

Through eight years of dialysis and health challenges—including losing her first kidney transplant—Nina never lost sight of her dream.

Karla Armour

Karla Armour, a fifth-generation baker and a proud alumna of Washburne Culinary & Hospitality Institute at Kennedy-King College, has turned…

Alumni of CCC Center of Excellence Culinary Arts & Hospitality Kennedy-King College Parents/Guardians/Caregivers Resilience Washburne Culinary and Hospitality Institute

Monique Ester-House

Monique Ester-House always had big dreams, but the road to achieving them wasn’t easy.

Alumni of CCC Parents/Guardians/Caregivers Resilience Richard J. Daley College Transfer

Jonathan Lopez

Jonathan Lopez fulfilled his childhood dream of attending college, but in the fall of 2008, he realized that dream was…

Alumni of CCC Harold Washington College Resilience Resource and Supports Transfer

Marnee Ostoa

Persevere. It’s what Marnee Ostoa has always done.

Alumni of CCC Harold Washington College Parents/Guardians/Caregivers Resilience Scholarships Student Government Association Student Life Transfer

Maria Gabriela Pino

Ever since she was a child, Maria Gabriela Pino has dreamed of becoming a doctor. In in her home country…

Adult Education Alumni of CCC City Colleges of Chicago Foundation City Colleges Of Chicago Foundation ESL Harry S Truman College Phi Theta Kappa Resilience Resource and Supports Scholarships Student Life Transfer

Ana Cristina Teixeira

My story begins in a small Brazilian town under the shadow of a past dictatorship. Growing up, I witnessed the…

Alumni of CCC Harold Washington College Parents/Guardians/Caregivers Resilience Resource and Supports

Oscar Nevarez

Harold Washington College student Oscar Nevarez loves to help people. His empathy for others has helped Oscar thrive at Harold…

Harold Washington College Resilience Resource and Supports Student Government Association Student Life TRiO

Elena Schalliol

Elena Schalliol has been a member of the mental health and substance recovery communities for years.

Alumni of CCC Center of Excellence Healthcare Malcolm X College Resilience Resource and Supports

Lyric Johnson

A car and a Harold Washington College education changed Lyric Johnson’s life in ways she never expected.

Alumni of CCC Harold Washington College Resilience Resource and Supports Veteran

Grace Sheahan

Olive-Harvey College student Grace Sheahan wants to be the first in her family to graduate high school, go to college,…

Adult Education High School Diploma Olive-Harvey College Resilience

Elaina N. Frieson

Elaina N. Frieson is very candid about what it’s like to balance being a parent and a student. The Kennedy-King College…

Kennedy-King College Parents/Guardians/Caregivers Phi Theta Kappa Resilience Resource and Supports Student Government Association Student Life