One day a young girl came into see me at work. She needed help as she was new to the area. She had no job and no child care and I could tell she was stressed out about it all. She explained she had no family at all just her fiancé here. He was attending college in the area. I went on like I usually do with the spill of out there is preschool and other child care places and also directed her to the local job agency to help her find employment. I also handed her an application and said We are hiring also so you might apply here if you want. She said but I have no qualifications or specialties. I explained that everyone has specialties and qualities. Just apply and see what happens.
I have her many resources, just like I do with anyone who would walk in, but this was different. She broke down and thanked me for all the help and showed so much appreciation. We talked for quite a while and I gave her my card in case she needed anything else.
Later that week she called to say she had an interview set up already. She was so excited.
She ended up working with us and her child got into a preschool. Everyday I watched her grow into this amazing woman. Changing and maturing in ways I never really had personally watched. She needed up becoming a lead teacher, attending college and having another child. She blossomed into this independent, confident leader and it was inspiring to watch. Eventually she and her fiancé moved after he graduated and she went on to become a nurse. When I talked to her one day I explained my pride in her and how amazing it was to watch her grow. She replied with it was because you believed in the work you were doing and therefore believed in me like no one has ever done before. It inspired me to become someone. I thought I was simply just doing my job and didn’t realize the impact it had. She explained there she will never forget our chance encounter and will always remember me for believing in her when I didn’t even know her.