Mississippi
Carla Gayten
The Mississippi Regional Housing Authority No. VII in McComb has awarded
an FSS Incentive bonus to Ms. Carla Gayten of Brookhaven. Ms. Gayten
recently received the award totaling $2192.88 for successfully completing
her LPN training. She has participated in the Housing Authority’s Family
Self-Sufficiency Program since 1995. Miss Gayten attended Brookhaven
High School where she was a cheerleader for seven years and played basketball.
She received her LPN license from Coipah-Lincoln Community Residential
College in Wesson, and is presently employed with Lincoln Residential
Center. She has wanted to be a nurse since grade school and plans to
pursue her RN license in the near future. Ms. Gayten is a 30 year old
mother of three children, ages 12, 11, 8. She states that she felt like
giving up when faced with many obstacles. However, with the encouragement
and support from her mother and sister, she persisted. She urges other
single mothers not to give up!
McComb, MS
SwaSandra R. Lowe
The Mississippi Regional Housing Authority No. VII, in McComb recently
awarded an FSS Incentive bonus totaling $2,292.56 to twenty-three year
old SwaSandra R. Lowe of Fayette, Mississippi. Ms. Lowe has participated
in the Housing Authority’s Family Self-Sufficiency Program since August
1995 by attending school and working. She was awarded these monies for
successfully completing her training and this FSS program. Ms. Lowe
was Valedictorian and STAR student of Jefferson County High School in
1994. Last year Ms. Lowe received her LPN license from Copiah-Lincoln
Community College in Natchez, and is presently employed with Jefferson
County Hospital. She recently received the Florence Nightingale Award
for her LPN studies. She plans to continue her education by attending
Alcorn State University where she plans to double major in Nursing and
Elementary Education. Ms. Lowe is a mother of two children ages 4 and
7. She states that it has been difficult attending school, and taking
care of home. With great perseverance she mad it all work. Ms. Lowe
plans to open up a college savings account for her children with this
bonus. She is also in the process of having her own home built, which
she looks forward to very much. She encourages all other young mothers
that by striving and putting forth effort, they can accomplish whatever
they want to.
McComb, MS
4/18/2000
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