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Shemiah was born with a rare disease Ska-Fo-Sey-Fally, a condition in which the head is disproportionately long and narrow. At first Shemiah gave all appearances of being a healthy baby. He was carried to full term and weighed 6 pounds, 3 ounces. He boasted a full head of hair. A haircut revealed his misshapen skull, and the realization that something was terribly wrong with their baby. Shemiah’s doctor immediately sent him to a specialist, who then referred the family to Miami Children’s Hospital.

When I came in contact with Opportunity INC. I was living in a transitional housing program for homeless families. My 20 year drug addiction resulted in my homelessness with no financial resources with a baby to care for. Opportunity Inc. accepted my son at the age of 2 ½. This allowed my son to obtain an early education that I would not have been able to afford while I attended the final stages of my 11 month drug treatment program. My son always came home happy, clean and singing songs that he learned in class.

Roxan felt overwhelmed! The single mother of two was trying to balance childcare and school so she could find a stable job that would provide for her two little girls. Thanks to a scholarship Roxan was able to enroll both her daughters, Reinah and Leliah at Opportunity Early Childhood Education & Family Center. Roxan says that was a turning point in her life.

Danette Volmy and her son first came to Opportunity in 2009. She had family members enrolled at the school and wanted, then six month old, Damari to have the same positive learning experience.

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