Meet Shannen. She's 6 years old and her best friend is Jackeline. Like many children her age, she likes playing with dolls and her favorite food is pizza. She's a little girl with big dreams of becoming a veterinarian when she grows up and she loves participating in the reading club.
Shannen's family doesn't have a place of their own to call home. Shannen shares a room in her aunt's house with her sister and single mother, who left her husband due to domestic violence. Her mother can't hold down steady employment because she suffers from seizures and has lost several jobs as a result. Despite Shannen's mother's heath condition, she earns money for her family by picking coffee when she can.
Shannen's mother wants nothing more than to see her daughters graduate from school; she also wants to earn a home for her family through Common Hope's housing program.
Your support will not only encourage Shannen to stay in school, it will also create a brighter future for her family. To become Shannen's sponsor, send an email to Teresa Hermodson-Olsen, call 651.917.1045, or sponsor her online.