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A Nurse’s Dream

Published on April 11, 2008

Karen was in her mid-40’s when she first came to the Center seeking help. She‘d been a nursing assistant for years and decided to go back to school to get her degree in nursing. She applied for nursing school but was denied because of past criminal convictions. The Center helped Karen get her past convictions expunged from her record and she was able to pursue her dream of attending nursing school.