Today's Hero Blog

The first person who ever showed any real interest in me and who took the time to get involved in my life was my homeroom teacher in my first year of high school, Mrs. Samantha Royce. She changed my life.
I grew up in a rundown fifth floor apartment in Philadelphia, the daughter of Polish immigrants [...]

My childhood was a terrible time. I can’t ever remember smiling or laughing, or playing with other kids. The only memories I have of growing up were of my father screaming at me during his alcoholic rages, of moving from some run down apartment to yet another shabby house trailer in the middle of the [...]