TESTIMONIALS

Jenny’s Story

For Jenny Marcelin, a working single mother of two who lives in West Roxbury, Sitters For Scholars made all the difference in 2018.

A current board member of SFS, Jenny works as the Assistant Director of Admissions at Benjamin Franklin Institute of Technology and graduated from Cambridge College. But she almost didn’t make it.

“Before I got connected with SFS, it didn’t look like I was going to be able to finish school. I was on my last semester and my support system had fallen apart. SFS was a godsend. I was able to finish and graduate because of the service I received.” - Jenny Marcelin

With help from her Sitter Volunteer, Rosie Sandberg, Jenny took her last two courses in Cambridge College’s School of Management. SFS offered “very professional people, great people, caring people. They really made me feel comfortable leaving my children and my house in their hands.” Once evening class was cancelled, she said, “and my kids were really disappointed that Rosie wasn’t coming!”

Cyndhia, Student Parent Scholar
"I couldn’t have even begun school without the SFS program, because the first essential course I needed was only taught at a time when I had no childcare for my youngest son, who was less than a year old at the time.”

Anonymous, Student Parent Scholar
"I am a single mom, who doesn't have that many immediate family members. Both my parents are deceased, so I don't have grandparents to help me. My child's father lives in a different state, so he is not able to assist me with childcare... my child relies on me and the help of SWOB* Sitters who assist me with childcare, so that I can live my dream of completing my Bachelors Degree."

Anonymous, Student Parent Scholar
"I was able to complete my Associates Degree in May 2015 and I could not have done it without SWOB!*"

Rosa, Student Parent Scholar
"My kids love the Sitter, especially my daughter. They were excited to tell me all the games they played. My daughter said: I love her - she's so much fun, kind, and creative!"

*Fun Fact! SWOB is an acronym for Sitters Without Borders (SWOB), the original name that the organization was founded under in 2014, until it became Sitters For Scholars (SFS) in 2021. Learn more by reading Our Story.