Parenting Support

Shanette Simpson, pictured left with her Healthy Families Support Worker Letitia Carrington, was honored as a finalist for the Dorian Award. Read more. This award recognizes a Hampton Roads single mother who has demonstrated perseverance and resourcefulness. Ms. Simpson had a troubled childhood, but she worked hard to graduate with honors from high school while caring for her infant daughter. After high school, Ms. Simpson became a nurse’s aide, moved into her own apartment and took custody of her two teenage siblings.