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Jiarra Jackson

Jiarra’s Story

Posted March 1, 2018June 4, 2018 adminPosted in Alumni Stories, New Orleans, Share Your Story

In 2002, the summer before her senior year, Jiarra Jackson joined the Boys Hope Girls Hope program in New Orleans. It was the first year the program had a Girls Hope home. Her mother had passed by the time Jiarra was in the ninth grade, and her father was ill. He passed a month after […]

Journee’s Story

Journee’s Story

Posted December 29, 2017April 4, 2018 adminPosted in Alumni Stories, New Orleans, Share Your Story

“As I start my first year of Fordham Law School, I look back at the experiences that brought me this far, and hands down the most important one has been my time as a Boys Hope Girls Hope scholar. Boys Hope Girls Hope provided me with so many opportunities that my family and I would […]

Demi’s Story

Demi’s Story

Posted October 6, 2017April 4, 2018 adminPosted in Alumni Stories, Colorado, New Orleans, Share Your Story

Demi joined Boys Hope Girls Hope of Greater New Orleans in the sixth grade. Her brother, Nick, had graduated from the program and was urging Demi to apply. “The Girls Hope home opened when Nick graduated, and he felt like it would be a good fit. At first, I said no, but after a couple […]

Eric’s Story

Eric’s Story

Posted September 22, 2017April 4, 2018 adminPosted in Alumni Stories, New Orleans, Share Your Story

I suppose my story begins as so many of ours do, from a broken home. I was the second to last of six siblings and my parents divorced when I was very young. I can’t even remember them being married. As I got older, I came to realize that my siblings and I became just […]

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Nick’s Story

Posted February 1, 2017June 4, 2018 Kimberly HinesPosted in Alumni Stories, New Orleans, Share Your Story

Like many BHGH alumni, Nick attributes his success to the constructive and academic-focused home environment provided by BHGH. Born and raised in New Orleans, Nick experienced the “pull of negativity” as he entered his teenage years. The odds were stacked against him, as many of his peers had already succumbed to destructive lifestyles. Life at […]

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