I am currently a junior at UNCPembroke working on my BA in Criminal Justice with minors in Spanish and Sociology. Yes, you can teach old dogs new tricks! I am loving my classes and the instructors. I am a single mom and have 5 children, of which 3 still live at home. I am in desperate need of funds so I might be able to get a place to live... out of the projects. I finally got a car, making payments but I am living on only 300.00 a month right now. The oldest goes to Robeson Community College. The second to her is registering for the fall. The last is enrolled in the extension school for his HS Diploma. There has been a lot of struggle for me and my kids to try to get to school and work and appointments and get the bills paid on time. I know there are so many others worse off than we are, although our living standard is below poverty level. Because we are in school all of our assistance has been cut out, so I am making it on my weekend job. Our life was disrupted four years ago when I found out my then husband was molesting my girls, and pretty much brainwashed my son, so we were forced to change the route of our future. It's really a long sad story but we have tried to rise up from that tragedy and  move on. I hope funding will come soon. I have applied for all the scholarships I can because a house is not all I need. I also need money for school because costs are rising and I am one of many low income people trying to get an education and make a better life for my family. My kids are doing ok but are not mentally stable enough to make it on their own. They are still going through therapy. Can someone please help us get ahead????