Personal Statement

Living in a poor neighborhood, where crime and drugs are so prevalent, I felt responsibility to make a difference. I joined the Flint Neighborhood Association, and we started to clean up our neighborhood and city parks, apply for grants, and work with the police department to get the drugs and weapons off the streets. Shortly after, I created a Flint Neighborhood Youth group with another neighborhood member. Most of these kids came to us hungry and in need of a mentor. As a neighborhood association, we bought an abandoned historic school and are transforming it into a community center. As we have progressed in our efforts over the years, I decided to attend BCC to improve my education and increase my ability to help others. It would be impossible for me to calculate exactly how many hours I spend working with my respective communities and the time I volunteer. I have never considered or thought of these things as jobs or opportunities for padding on my resume; so even writing something like this is very difficult. I truly love being able to make a difference in my communities and have a passion in my soul that I cannot contain.