Since the nonprofit started in 2006, more than $630,000 have been awarded to over 100 moms in the Charlotte area.
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Pursuing higher education when you have children can be challenging. That is why a Charlotte nonprofit is helping moms earn their college degrees and get their caps and gowns.
Toni Moss is one of those moms. She put her dreams on hold to focus on motherhood.
“I had my son after I graduated high school and it was a very scary time for me,” Moss said. “I didn’t know what to do. And I always thought that college was the right answer but it just was not attainable at the time.”
However, she never set her sights off going to college. She received her associate’s degree in hospitality management and is working her way toward getting her bachelor’s degree.
“I was so excited and I called everyone in my family …