A few years ago, Roshawnda made a decision to change her life. Realizing that she had no real job skills, – “counter work was not going to cut it” – Roshawnda went back to college to pursue a nursing degree specializing in cardio-pulmonary care. For the single mother of a teenage daughter and young son, the Lauren Rose Albert Foundation scholarship award was a “significant help” for Roshawnda who received only a small amount of financial aid.