Loreal’s Story
Class of 2025
Meet Loreal, a well-rounded, eager, and resilient PACT high school senior. She is in the process of navigating the process to complete high school and attend college. She has already been accepted to CSU East Bay, Sacramento, San Francisco, and Fresno State. She is eager and excited, and regularly reaches out to her PACT College Advisor as she anticipates what to do next to pursue her dreams to become a nurse!
Loreal has not had an easy time getting to this point–she is new to this environment, her third school since 9th-grade. Her family tries their best to offer what support they can, but life before now has been difficult, turbulent, and unstable.
Before now, an air mattress served as Loreal’s bed in the living room that she shared with 10 people. The house was filled with love, but chaos, crying children, and domestic turbulence is what she remembers the most.
Eventually, Loreal was placed into foster care, and from there, was raised by her grandmother. Life with her grandmother was a little better, but unfortunately, she became sick, and Loreal’s role as the caregiver took precedence over being the child.
This year has offered new hope. Loreal has finally been able to move from her previous residence and feels at “home” at her new high school. In a few short weeks, Loreal has taken the journey from considering college as an out-of-reach option, to applying, and being accepted to a university!
Loreal’s story is not unique to our organization, PACT, Inc, a community-based organization whose mission is to provide free assistance to low-income students to get to college. We are writing to request your support in providing scholarships for our 2025 cohort.
