Emerging from a battered childhood into a hopeful future at Cabrini College

Valery Swope, 18, answered her phone one afternoon in March.  It was Cabrini College telling her she had been accepted.

“I feel so great.  Oh, my Lord. I’ve got to tell everyone.

To read Valery’s amazing story of courage and perseverance and to watch a video:

http://www.philly.com/philly/education/20150712_Emerging_from_a_tragic__battered_childhood__hope_in_a_college_future.html