LaRae Brown attended the STRIVE program through CFUF to achieve her career goal. After graduating in August 2021, LaRae quickly found a job. Currently, she works full-time as an Administrative Assistant for an architectural firm that pays her a high hourly rate of $17.00 with benefits.
This is only the beginning of her journey. Through CFUF's Baltimore BOOST initiative, LaRae is now pursuing an education as a Community Health Worker in the Human Services field at Baltimore City Community College.
LaRae enrolled in STRIVE with her husband Daniel, who graduated in the same cycle and is also pursuing a Community Health Worker certification. The couple recently moved into a new home. Both overcame barriers and moving into careers of their dreams, and their uplifting stories inspire others to do the same.
“STRIVE helped me to realize I knew the things it took to be successful; I just didn’t realize that what I knew was enough. STRIVE gave me the confidence to move forward”