Sunday, November 17, 2024

Rashema Melson: From homeless shelter to full scholarship at Georgetown

Melson has a brighter future because clearly she never gave up despite her circumstances. (Image: Fox)
Melson has a brighter future because clearly she never gave up despite her circumstances. (Image: Fox)

The homeless shelter that was formerly D.C.’s General Hospital has been making headlines for the story of a staff janitor who kidnapped 8-year-old Relisha Rudd. But one young woman’s story shows a different face of the institution through her journey, not unlike the “Homeless to Harvard” success story of Khadijah Williams.

Rashema Melson, a model student — 18-years-old and a 4.0 GPA athlete — has been living at the D.C. General homeless shelter for the past two years with her mother and two siblings. And according to Fox 5 D.C. that the Anacostia High School senior been accepted to Georgetown University on a full ride scholarship.

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