\u201cImagine. My kids just came here. They don\u2019t know anything. Then the lockdown came and we had to do everything for school at home. I have to help Chelsea on her computer and then Gerald on his computer,\u201d Henrietta said.<\/span><\/p>\n Fast forward to the fall of 2020. The afterschool program at Chapel Hill Preparatory School was full, and thus they were introduced to Project Transformation North Texas, hosting an afterschool program at Chapel Hill United Methodist Church- just a stone\u2019s throw from the school. Since then, they have been a part of every Afterschool Program year and the Summer Program, which they are currently attending.<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cWhen my kids started they told me \u201cdon\u2019t even bring a penny\u201d. They do everything for free. Even the Family Fun Nights! I appreciate everything. You guys are doing the best!\u201d she says with gratitude. Henrietta even went on to tell another family about the afterschool program at PTNT, and shortly after that family had enrolled their daughter.<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cSome of the schools don\u2019t tell them about Jesus, about Christianity. But when they came here they learned all those things. Even my mom is proud that they are learning about the Bible here,\u201d Henrietta says, talking about one of her favorite aspects of the program.<\/span><\/p>\n In addition to a Bible Time component every week, the curriculum at Project Transformation focuses on literacy and social emotional learning, and participants in the Afterschool Program get assistance with completing their homework.<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cWhen they are here they help them to read. They help them to do their homework. I can see a lot of improvement. PT helps my kids a lot, and I appreciate everything they are doing for my kids. They didn\u2019t know how to read until they came here,\u201d Henrietta says.<\/span><\/p>\n One of our PTNT Corps Members, Maddie Garcia, has served at Chapel Hill UMC over the last 2 years and has personally witnessed their growth. \u201cWhen I first met Gerald and Chelsea, they were so nervous to read. They didn’t want to mess up, they would get embarrassed, and refuse to try. Now, Chelsea is full of determination. She tries to read books above her level to improve herself and she knows they’re hard. \u2018Miss Maddie let me try,\u2019 she says and I let her. Gerald isn\u2019t the biggest fan of reading but we have definitely seen improvements. If he\u2019s interested in the book, he\u2019ll be in awe of what\u2019s going on. He asks so many questions and I know the books transport him into a new adventure each time. I’m so happy for them and you can see their confidence in reading has improved tremendously.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n When asked the question \u201cwhat dreams do you have for your children?\u201d Henrietta\u2019s daughter Chelsea laughed with anticipation of a sappy answer from her mother.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cI hope that my kids will become good people in the future. That they will have a good job,\u201d she says. She goes on to talk about her dream of her daughter someday becoming a doctor or nurse and how proud she would be to come into the office and say \u201cI\u2019m Doctor Chelsea\u2019s mom!\u201d to which Chelsea giggles.<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019m happy I came here because of my kids. Because I want my kids to become somebody in the future,\u201d Henrietta says.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Family Highlight- 2 Years Difference When Henrietta Holbrook came to America from Ghana in February of 2020 with her children Chelsea and Gerald, they didn\u2019t know that only a month later, everyone would go into lockdown because of COVID-19. To make things harder, they didn\u2019t know much English. \u201cImagine. My kids just came here. 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