Georgia, a single mom of 3 (pictured with stole) completed the ASN while working and raising her children.
A Labouré education is a pathway to financial security for the majority of our students. A healthcare degree breaks the cycle of poverty and changes the trajectory of their lives, and the lives of their children.
Over the span of their careers, Labouré graduates go on to care for thousands of patients in the communities they serve.
In truth, the impact of our graduates is limitless.
When you support our students, you foster the professional advancement, economic independence, and personal empowerment of women and men ready to go to work building a healthier future.
Our students enter Labouré juggling family responsibilities and school while trying to make ends meet. In contrast, a Boston-area nurse earns an average salary of $68,500 - a family-sustaining wage that can make all the difference for our graduates.
Marissa’s goal is to own and operate pediatric hospice homes. She wants to create spaces for families to be as comfortable as possible “while they experience the transition of losing a child. I want to get them everything they need.”
Marissa hopes donors can see the difference their support makes. “Allow the world to flourish with beautiful nurses,” she says. “We are important, we are valuable, and we do appreciate it!”
Marissa Freedman earned her nursing degree while working at Boston Children’s Hospital and caring for her son, who has cerebral palsy.
Watching her mother fight cancer inspired her to become a nurse. As an RN, Lorayne decided to continue toward a master’s degree in nursing so that she can advocate for society to address healthcare disparities.
“Today, my desire to continue my education is even stronger as I experience the COVID-19 crisis and its disproportionate impact on the Latino community. These disparities are the same ones that I saw years ago when my mother was a patient,” she says.
“I want to make a difference in helping to improve our healthcare system for everyone.”
Lorayne Antonio RN '19 and her mother emigrated from the Dominican Republic to Boston in search of a better life.
“It’s a good feeling to be part of a school that wants to see you succeed,” she says. As a nurse, Erica wants to return to her roots.
“I was raised in Dorchester and most of the small clinics were overcrowded because they were convenient, and culturally sensitive to the local population. I’ve seen patients who come in and speak Cape Verdean like me: it makes them open up. If your patients can relate to you, it makes taking care of them easier.”
Erica Depina worked and cared for her two young daughters while earning her nursing degree.
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The average unmet need per student, per semester is $6,000 after financial aid has been exhausted.
Our students have an average household income of $44,887 while enrolled in school. The average size of that household is 3 people.
The average salary of a Boston area nurse - $68,500 per year - is a family sustaining salary.
of our students are raising children while attending school
31% are single parents
of our nursing students are people of color, mirroring the patient population of Greater Boston and the communities we serve
are at or approaching the poverty line
are working while earning their degree