Tell us a little bit about yourself and your plans for college.

My name is Jessica Geiser, and I am the mom of a teenage girl who wants to change the world. My husband and father are both disabled. I take care of both of them while working full-time. My husband became disabled almost two years ago while I was in college. I finished my associate degree with honors while caring for him and working. I plan to start back up this fall and get my bachelor's in social work. My ultimate goal is to receive a masters and work with veterans with addiction. My father is a veteran and has drug addiction as well as alcoholism. He has struggled for many years, and I always remained supportive. I take him to the VA for his appointments, and I have witnessed many veterans who have similar problems to him. I worked in Customer Service for many years, and many veterans told me that I should work for the VA and help support them there.
I currently work for Bashor Children's Home, and my home unit is Human Trafficking. I work with many teenage girls who struggle with addiction as well. This has fueled me to want to help more people with drug addiction. I want to show them there is more to life than sex and drugs. Going to college will help support me in making changes not only for those who have an addiction but also for their families.

Jessica from Indiana
College Freshman
Goshen College