For years, Maria Ghafoor’s days revolved around caring for her son, Momin. After he suffered a stroke at birth, she stepped away from her career as a medical assistant to become his full-time caregiver, unsure what would come next.
Zenda Daniels moved from New York to a safe house in Virginia with her newborn daughter, Zemira-Grace. She was searching for a new beginning.
Neither woman imagined that the patience, problem-solving and communication they practiced every day as caregivers could become the foundation for a career in information technology. But that’s what they discovered when they enrolled in Marymount University’s From Caregiver to Breadwinner program, which is based on the premise that caregiving develops skills employers value but often overlook.
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