Jessika Sulin Vásquez
Lori Connell
“I thank everyone that helps single mothers like me. It would not have been possible without the help I found at Mi Esperanza. I´m so proud of my beauty diploma. It feels as if I finished high school!”
Graduation Day
Jessika Sulin Vásquez is 32 years old and a single mother of a 6-year-old boy. Sulin, as she prefers to be called, graduated from our cosmetology course in 2018.
Sulin was 18 when she enrolled in a cosmetology school for the first time. Even though she finished that course, there were many gaps in her training, and she did not have the necessary skills to work in a salon. Sulin had her son a few years later, and her life as a single mother made life even harder. Sulin was passionate about cosmetology and wanted to complete her training and have all the skills needed to find a job.
Then something extraordinary happened. A couple of neighbors, former students, told her about Mi Esperanza. Sulin enrolled in the course and successfully finished it. Sulin was an excellent student. After completing a month´s internship at a prestigious beauty salon, The owner offered her a permanent job. At her new job, she learned and perfected many of the skills learned in Mi Esperanza.
SULIN AT A GLANCE
Single
Children: one
Community: Guillen
Mi Esperanza Course: Cosmetology
In March 2020, Covid19 happened, and sadly, she was let go from her job like so many people. Jessika started working from home. She is grateful to support her child even during such hard times. God has provided everything her small family needs, one client at a time.
She said about her experience with Mi Esperanza, “Mi Esperanza changed my life, and it changed me. I felt motivated and learned so much. I received an opportunity to grow. A dream come true!