A grant is helping a Mission mother of three get one step closer to becoming a certified special education teacher.

"It has been something that I wanted to do for the longest time,” Evelyn Sackey said.

Originally from South Africa, Sackey has lived in the Rio Grande Valley for six years and has worked as a substitute in special education classrooms.

Sackey said she cares deeply about helping all children succeed.

“I wanted to help each and every child because I know that each child has potential, but we need to help them to reach that potential,” Sackey said

Money prevented her from getting her certification, Sackey said it’s been difficult to save up the money she needed.

Sackey is no longer facing that obstacle. She was awarded a $5,000 grant through Region One Education Service Ce

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