My first association with EECM began when my mother started working for the organization through the AmeriCorps program. At the time, I was just an innocent and carefree three-year-old who was always happy and smiling. Of course, at that age I did not know what shape my future was going to take or what difficult challenges I would face. Growing up, I never had my biological father in my life. I have only seen him a handful of times over my 23 years. Sadly, this is a common ex