Former ward of the State and Inaugural Identity (ID) Pioneers grant recipient for 2021, Newtana Jackson, says her determination to succeed can be attributed to the mentors who guided her throughout the years she spent at Maxfield Park Children’s Home.
The 19-year-old young woman, who received the grant of $180,000 on March 2 from ID Pioneers, has her eyes set on becoming a nurse who wants to serve in the army. “[While] growing up, I liked helping people, and it’s something natural to me. What fueled the decision [to become a nurse] is that at 13 years of age, I watched my mother die and I didn’t like how she was treated in the hospital,” Miss Jackson tells JIS News.
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