Genesis Morales

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Genesis Morales was born in Yamasa, Dominican Republic.  As a little girl, she dreamed of what life might be like in the U.S., and when her parents were able to move to New York City, she was ecstatic to take advantage of the opportunities that the city could offer her, although admittedly she was a little anxious. “My parents would tell me all these ways that they had always worked so hard to achieve what they achieved to get us here, and now it was my turn to make them proud and accomplish great things. And I admit, I was a little skeptical that I could.”

 

One of those great things was Genesis’ dream of becoming a midwife like the one who delivered her as a baby.  Not only was she able to engage in a research project in partnership with Brooklyn College that uncovered a lack of quality women’s healthcare in her neighborhood of Bed-Stuy, she organized a meeting with community leaders and organizations at a church in the neighborhood to identify some steps that could be taken to address those concerns. After petitioning city council members to allot funding for free women’s health clinic, her internship with a midwife at Woodhull Hospital cemented her passion into a plan. This fall she will enter SUNY Downstate to pursue a degree in Nursing with the goal of a Master’s in Women’s Health, armed with the real-world dynamic experience she received from Collaboration High School.