Six Formerly Homeless Sisters From NYC Are All Now Becoming Nurses Together

Meet the Lawrence sisters from NYC, who have spent the past ten years homeless and are now on their journey to fulfill their dreams of becoming nurses together.

In 2013, their parents lost their home in Queens, New York City, and the family faced years of housing instability, moving between friends and relatives’ homes.

Two years into their hardship, their father enrolled ALECSANDRIA, DANIELLE, DOMINIQUE, GABRIELLA, LAUREN, AND NATHALIA in a homeschool program to continue their education and work towards their GEDs, despite frequent moves.

Defying the odds, in 2019, all six sisters earned their GEDs and later graduated from SUNY Old Westbury with bachelor’s degrees in public health in May.

Aged 19 to 25, these siblings are just starting out.

They’ve recently begun a master’s program in public health at SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University and have plans to attend nursing school together in the future.