“I always knew getting an education would be difficult. But at Monument Impact I found a supportive team of teachers, friends and family who were always cheering me on, even in the most difficult times.”
When Lupita M. arrived in Concord in 2015 at age 17, she spoke no English. “I felt disoriented and lost,” she said. She attended Mt. Diablo High School, worked on weekends to help support her family, and watched her siblings after school while her mother worked.
While attending Monument Impact’s free Zumba class at Meadow Homes Park, she learned about our technology classes. With a $100 scholarship, she joined our Beginning class, moved on to Intermediate, and this past June, graduated from our advanced Career Track program, while working and helping out at home.“Every day I applied what I was learning to my job and my manager started to notice,” she said
Today, Lupita is unstoppable: she’s been promoted to assistant manager at work, attends Diablo Valley College, and has mastered English. She has big plans for her future and a supportive community rooting for her success.
Read more about Lupita’s inspiring story here.
