HireSmart Filipino Scholarships — Josephat’s Story 

Written by Anne Lackey

Josephat’s husband lost his job, leaving the mother of three boys as the sole breadwinner for the family.   She contemplated moving her oldest son, Achilles Joseph, 7, from private to public school to help manage the financial strain, but she was anguished by the thought.  “He didn’t want to because...

HireSmart Filipino Scholarships — Evy's Story 

Written by Anne Lackey

Evy feels deep comfort in being present for her two children as she works from home.  "It's really very nice," she said about working for HireSmart Virtual Employees. "Sometimes, I bring my laptop and sit right next to my daughter as she sleeps."  The mother of two — Deiv, 9,...

HireSmart Filipino Scholarship — Diana’s Story 

Written by Anne Lackey

Diana cried "happy tears" when she learned her son, Sebastian, received an educational scholarship from her employer, HireSmart Virtual Employees.  "I was crying reading the email," she said. "This is such a big help for our family. I told my son, ‘You're not transferring to a public school.’"  HireSmart provides...

HireSmart Filipino Scholarships — Jonalyn's Story

Written by Anne Lackey

Jonalyn was in a terrible position. Should she use limited family funds to pay for a quality education for her daughter this year or allocate that money to her special needs son, who needs speech therapy? Thanks to HireSmart, Jonalyn doesn't have to make that tough choice. She now has...

HireSmart Filipino Scholarships — Ina's Story

Written by Anne Lackey

"An answered prayer" — that's how Ina describes the educational scholarship for her son through her employer, HireSmart Virtual Employees. Ina, an employee of HireSmart since May 2022, and her husband, Mark, have two young boys, Isaiah Ambert, "Ice," 4, and Ishaan Amani, "Amani," 2. Ina applied for an educational...

HireSmart Filipino Scholarship — Vanessa’s Story

Written by Anne Lackey

Vanessa says her daughter is a “happy kid,” and she wants Jana Valerie to stay that way. Thankfully, a scholarship through HireSmart Cares will do a lot to keep the smile on the seventh grader’s face since she can now remain at a private school in the Philippines with her...

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