Our House e-newsletter November 2011 | Page 14

hometown McGhee, AR family four kids: James Jr., Antonio, Isaiah, & Janesha Our House staff since 1997 I help train the job trainees in the day care, and I take care of kids ages 6 weeks to 2 years old. My childhood goal was to become a teacher. Playground Supervision Aide, Little Rock School District I was an AmeriCorps member for two years at Starting Point Day Care [now Little Learners]. It was Our House’s day care and was in the same place it is now, but the shelter was on Main Street. When the babies cry. I listen to music, and I talk to them. It helps them stop crying. I like the people I work with because everybody is so caring, understanding, and concerned. I was in a foster home until I was 19. My role model was Connie Green. She was the director at Starting Point, and she encouraged me to go on to what I am doing now. She said I would be good at it since I love kids. My toy that had a string on it that you pull, and it spins, and you hear the animal sounds!