NEW - Making a positive impact - "I am very excited to be learning a new trade and to be securing employment for myself in the 'real world.'"

Education changed my life -
"These opportunities [GED^® classes or learning a trade] are great, but WSD is so much more than that; for me it was a change of life."

NEW - I had given up on myself - "I could barely read or write and didn’t even realize I had given up on myself… a great teacher from WSD taught me how to believe in myself..."

NEW - Education taught me... - "Education taught me how to think and analyze problems, which helps me daily in my current employment."