Florence Eddie

Basil Paterson Scholar, Social Work

2019 Awardee

Florence Eddie immigrated to the United States from Nigeria in 2010. She has spent the past ten years working as a Home Health Aide for Partners in Care, during which time she realized that she wanted to spend her career helping others.

She chose to pursue social work because of the broad range of academic and professional opportunities it offers to help individuals, families, and communities.

She recently completed her Bachelor’s Degree in Social Work at Medgar Evers College. She is now continuing her education at Stony Brook University, pursuing a Master’s in Social Work.

“Receiving this scholarship has taken away the struggles of paying tuition. It also has helped me maintain good grades. It has helped make it possible for me to fulfill my biggest dream in life – completing my education.”