Why I started Besty Foundation
GROWING UP, MY FAMILY LIVED IN SECTION 8 HOUSING AND RELIED ON FOOD ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS. MY MOTHER WAS A YOUNG MOTHER WHO EARNED HER GED WHILE RAISING HER FAMILY AND MAKING SACRIFICES SO HER CHILDREN COULD HAVE BETTER OPPORTUNITYS SHE NEVER HAD. EVEN DURING DIFFICULT TIMES SHE NEVER STOPPED BELIEVING THAT A BETTER FUTURE WAS POSSIBLE WATCHING HER TAUGHT ME STRENGTH.
IN FIFTH GRADE, I WAS THE ONLY GIRL ON A BOYS FOOTBALL TEAM ONE DAY AT PRACTICE. I LINED UP AGAINST THE BIGGEST KID ON THE TEAM. HE HIT ME SO HARD. I FLEW BACK. I WAS EMBARRASSED. I WAS HURT. I WANTED TO QUIT, BUT MY COACH WOULDN'T LET ME HE PUT ME IN THE DRILL AGAIN AND AGAIN AND AGAIN EVENTUALLY I GOT BACK UP THAT LESSON stayed with me for long after football ended life would knock me down many more times, but I learned that getting up is where growth happens
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Kionna "kiki" Coleman
Founder, BESTY FOUNDATION
AS AN ADULT, I BECAME DETERMINED TO BUILD A DIFFERENT FUTURE I PURSUED EDUCATION I BECAME A LICENSED AESTHETICIAN. I STARTED MY OWN BUSINESS. I DEDICATED MY CAREER TO HELPING OTHERS AND NOW SERVE MY COMMUNITY THROUGH MY WORK WITH AMERICAN RED CROSS. EACH STEP REINFORCES SOMETHING I ALREADY KNEW SUCCESS MEANS LITTLE IF YOU DON'T USE IT TO HELP OTHERS.
BESTIE FOUNDATION WAS CREATED BECAUSE I KNOW WHAT IT FEELS LIKE TO STRUGGLE. I KNOW WHAT IT FEELS LIKE TO NEED SUPPORT. I KNOW WHAT IT FEELS LIKE TO BE KNOCKED DOWN AND I KNOW WHAT IT FEELS LIKE TO GET BACK UP. OUR MISSION IS TO HELP INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES FACING HARDSHIPS, FIND HOPE, RESOURCES, ENCOURAGEMENT AND OPPORTUNITY BECAUSE EVERY PERSON DESERVES the chance to rise because every setback is not the end of the story because no matter how hard life hits you, you can get back up
AS I GREW OLDER, I WITNESS ADDICTION AFFECT PEOPLE I LOVED I LOST FAMILY MEMBERS. I LOST FRIENDS. I WATCH PEOPLE STRUGGLE WITH CHALLENGES THAT OFTEN FELT BIGGER THAN THEMSELVES. THESE EXPERIENCES SHOWED ME HOW DEEPLY HARDSHIP CAN IMPACT INDIVIDUALS, FAMILIES AND ENTIRE COMMUNITIES. THEY ALSO SHOWED ME THE POWER OF SUPPORT, COMPASSION, AND HOPE
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