Alumni Stories

07/21/2025

Meet Arlene, whose warmth and leadership shine through

For Arlene, Uplifters is more than a place to learn. It’s a community where she feels supported, valued, and truly (...)

06/24/2025

Meet Evelyn O., a pillar of positivity and strength!

“𝘎𝘦𝘯𝘶𝘪𝘯𝘦! 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘧𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘥𝘴 𝘐’𝘷𝘦 𝘧𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘥 𝘪𝘯 𝘜𝘱𝘭𝘪𝘧𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘢 𝘳𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘨𝘪𝘧𝘵.” For Evelyn, Uplifters is more than a community — (...)

05/16/2024

Jenelyn’s poem on motherhood from afar

Motherhood is hard, but it’s even harder being a mother from afar! Jenelyn’s poem beautifully captures this unique journey of (...)

05/16/2024

Lisa’s poem for her SuperMom

Mothers, the guiding lights in our lives, deserve our utmost appreciation and adoration. They embody unconditional love and unwavering strength, (...)

05/14/2024

SuperMoms of Uplifters- Jenelyn

I got pregnant at the young age of 17, and I knew nothing about pregnancy or how to be a (...)

05/10/2024

SuperMoms of Uplifters- Rowena D

𝐈 𝐚𝐦 𝐚 𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐥𝐞 𝐦𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐰𝐨 𝐛𝐨𝐲𝐬. 𝐁𝐞𝐜𝐚𝐮𝐬𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭, 𝐈 𝐦𝐚𝐝𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐛𝐥𝐲 𝐝𝐢𝐟𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐮𝐥𝐭 𝐝𝐞𝐜𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐨 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐦𝐲 (...)

05/08/2024

SuperMoms of Uplifters- Arlene

My son was only 1 year and 6 months old when I left him. 𝐋𝐢𝐟𝐞 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐛𝐥𝐲 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐠. My husband (...)

05/08/2024

SuperMoms of Uplifters- Rowena

I have been a single mom for 11 years now, and I have 2 kids. When I was in the (...)

05/07/2024

SuperMoms of Uplifters- Dyrelle

My kids have grown up without experiencing a complete family living together because either myself or their father would go (...)