Children Success Stories

Cindy
Cindy is an 11 year old girl who has been in the states for about 2 and a half years. Most children who leave their home countries often struggle with starting over again with a new language, new friends, new place to live, etc. Cindy has been incredibly resilient and not only has increased her knowledge of the English language, but has consistently been on the honor roll, has received many accolades at school, and recently became Secretary of her student body. Cindy hopes to be a lawyer when she grows up. With her current track record, we are confident she will achieve her goals.

Tariq
Tariq is a 18 year old boy from Saudi Arabia. He has been in the states for about four years and knew little English before arriving to the states. Upon his arrival, he became very active in the Latin American Youth Center community, participating in all of their programs. He was recently asked to represent his school at the Model United Nations School competition. Tariq won his school competition and was selected to represent the District of Columbia in the International Competition in the Dominican Republic. Tariq is eager to join the Air Force when he finishes high school this year.