A child, a financial difficulty, family trouble, moving, there's a million reasons for a student to drop out of school.
The South Baltimore Learning Center gives adults the opportunity to get their high school diploma for free. At the non profit, adults are called "learners."
It's the second chance Kokeeta Adams needed.
She took the step to get back into the classroom after almost 20 years of being away. Back in high school, she was in love, with her now husband, and they got pregnant.
"I wasn't expecting it, it was a surprise," she said. Baby Donald shifted her attention away from school and onto family life.
Now her husband is encouraging her to pursue her dreams, working two jobs to support their family.
At school Adams thought of her possibilities, and went back to her childhood. Her parents owned two soul food restaurants, called Yellow Bowl.
"Forty years plus in the business so you just grew up knowing how to cook," she said.
In the kitchen, Adams feels at home.
"That's how I spread my love through my cooking, my passion for cooking," Adams said. She always knew cooking was in her blood and now wants to become a chef.
