Vicki is a former resident of Amethyst Place, a transitional living facility in Kansas City, MO, for women recovering from addictions. She has remained drug free and set herself on a path to a career in medical billing through the assistance of several federal programs.

I am a senior at Mizzou (University of Missouri) studying Biological Sciences and I will be applying to medical school at the end of this year. I come from a single-parent household and my mother makes about $20,000/year; hardly enough…