Tameka Bembridge is a medical assistant who graduated from the Allen School of Health Sciences in Brooklyn in May 2013. She started the program in 2012 to create a better life for herself and her children. For a school project, her class had to raise awareness for a cause and chose homelessness. Tameka became passionate about the issue after learning that many homeless women and girls ended up that way due to sexual abuse and domestic violence. She and her classmates raised $600 for Providence House, an organization that helps women become self-sufficient, which the school matched to $1,200 total. Tameka continues volunteering with Providence House by collecting toiletries and making care packages for mothers to let them know someone cares

1. Tameka Bembridge
Medical Assistant
Brooklyn Campus
Graduation: May 2013
Resides in New York
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I started at the Allen School of Health Sciences in September 2012 because I
knew it was time to create a better life for myself and my children. When I
went in for the orientation, our module had to pick a cause that we wanted to
bring awareness to and homelessness was chosen by the majority. I must ad-
mit that I wasn't too thrilled about it because I am more passionate about sexu-
al abuse, being a victim myself. I was still willing to help so I did some re-
search on homelessness. It touched my heart to find out how many women
and young girls became homeless due to sexual abuse, and domestic violence
— that’s when the cause became personal. A group of us went to work to
raise funds for our cause. We raised $600 and the Allen School thankfully
matched that amount and we were able to donate $1,200 to the Providence
House. Mr. Armand found the Providence House and I believe it was fate that
led them to us. They work with women to get them on the right track to be-
coming productive members of society. I decided that I did not want to end
there and I chose to continue working with the Providence House to collect
toiletries and make care packages for the women for Mother’s Day. This was
just to let them know that someone cares about them and that they are not for-
gotten. I am not doing this for any other reason than to try and give back! As
a mother of 3, I am humbled to do whatever I can to help. In return, it feels
great to know that I am doing my part to help these women that have already
been through so much!