Karyzma entered foster care when she was 11 years old due to both of her parents not willing to care for her. Karyzma was not able to find permanency and remained in foster care until she aged out at age 21. Karyzma is a sweet, loving young lady who prides herself on making through very challenging times in her short life and never giving up on pursuing her dreams. Karyzma always maintained her focus on her education, advising that she knew making it in life depended on her being able to attain her goal of becoming a nurse. Karyzma is very strong-willed and resilient. She kept her eye on the prize and was accepted to NJCU and is now attending Rutgers University. But this long road for her has not been without many barriers. The shutdown of the pandemic affected Karyzma's employment and ability to manage her finances effectively. Karyzma now faces another battle, eviction. In November 2022, Karyzma was having problems with her gallbladder and then caught covid. Unfortunately, she had to use all of her paid time off. She was not able to work for two months, and this caused her to be behind on her rent. Once she recovered, Karyzma had to take off two semesters from school so she could focus on working fulltime in order to catch up with her bills but has struggled significantly to do so. She was taken to eviction court and was advised she must pay $1785.00 in arears by May 16th. Karyzma tried to secure money by asking her support system for help, however, because of the large amount of money, it's been difficult/.