With all that is taking place in the world it is imperative for me as the founder and creator of DNNC Steps to Success to explain why this organization was created and why we need your support! I was a single mother at the age of 14. It was a very daunting and difficult start to my teen years especially as a Black female. I managed to navigate my way out of poverty and despair but not before having 3 more children and a failed marriage by the time I was 24. While I fought to get my children into good schools, provide decent housing and food what I later come to realized was that I was fighting a battle against a force that was bigger than Goliath - it was institutional racism!
Based on my life circumstances and those of my peers, I discovered many disparities in health, education, and overall well-being among single Black mothers. After all my research, I concluded that these inequities were as a direct result of a society that began as seeing Black people as not being equal or even human. The lasting and damaging affects of slavery are real and have created chasms that have been insurmountable until – now.
DNNC Steps to Success was created to give women and mother's, who have pressure both from society and internally, a chance to raise their children to be productive while maintaining their own dignity and peace of mind.
It makes such a difference when some of life's burdens can be lifted from Black woman and single mothers especially when it comes to obtaining basic necessities. However, we also provide an occasional respite so our program participants can recalibrate from mulitpal stressors.
We are seeing a shift in the consciousness of America and the world that I believe will leave us better suited to address the systemic cause of racism. When this happens, perhaps there will no longer be a need for organizations like DNNC Step to Success to exist.
Delane Sims
Executive Director/Founder
Based on my life circumstances and those of my peers, I discovered many disparities in health, education, and overall well-being among single Black mothers. After all my research, I concluded that these inequities were as a direct result of a society that began as seeing Black people as not being equal or even human. The lasting and damaging affects of slavery are real and have created chasms that have been insurmountable until – now.
DNNC Steps to Success was created to give women and mother's, who have pressure both from society and internally, a chance to raise their children to be productive while maintaining their own dignity and peace of mind.
It makes such a difference when some of life's burdens can be lifted from Black woman and single mothers especially when it comes to obtaining basic necessities. However, we also provide an occasional respite so our program participants can recalibrate from mulitpal stressors.
We are seeing a shift in the consciousness of America and the world that I believe will leave us better suited to address the systemic cause of racism. When this happens, perhaps there will no longer be a need for organizations like DNNC Step to Success to exist.
Delane Sims
Executive Director/Founder
