Seattle’s Child is proud to partner with the state Department of Children, Youth and Families Strengthening Families Washington to honor outstanding caregivers doing important work on behalf of children. Throughout February, we’ll introduce you to Unsung Heroes from around the state. Enjoy their stories.Â
Consuelo Guijosa
Consuelo is a great woman, mother and a professional member of the community. We met in an English class and with a common goal of serving the community through our voice and advocacy. Throughout this time I have had the opportunity to see her great and wonderful path as a mother of a beautiful girl who is now a young woman.
Being a mother, professional, and volunteer is not an easy task. Consuelo is very organized and has the ability to balance her life in each of her roles, especially being a mother.
She has a great strength that makes Consuelo an extraordinary person: her way of advocating for the needs of her girl, seeking and connecting with the necessary resources and people for support for the well-being of her daughter’s development at each stage since she was born, and who is now a brilliant, prepared and present young girl. Not only that, in addition to her tireless dedication and upbringing, Consuelo is a very resilient, brave and dedicated professional that serves the community with her knowledge as a mother and professional supporting young people and adults whom with a smile she serves and renews their hope and faith that it is never too late to learn to continue preparing and developing themselves in this life.
Consuelo is an inspiration of resiliency and strength for her family and to many people in the community that she serves through different situations, and for that I think Consuelo is an unsung hero!
En Espanol:
Consuelo es una gran mujer, madre, miembro de la comunidad, coincidimos en una clase de Ingles y coincidimos en una meta en común de servir a la comunidad a través de nuestra voz y abogacÃa, a lo largo de este tiempo he tenido la oportunidad de ver su grande y maravilloso camino como madre de una linda niña que ahora es una jovencita brillante y preparada, ser madre, profesional, y voluntaria no es tarea fácil,
Consuelo es muy organizada y tiene la capacidad de balancear su vida en cada uno de sus roles especialmente el de ser mamá, Consuelo tiene una gran fortaleza que hace de ella una mujer extraordinaria, su manera de abogar por las necesidades de su niña, buscando y conectando con los recursos y personas necesarios por apoyo para el bienestar del desarrollo de su hija en cada etapa de su desarrollo; y no solo eso además de su incansable dedicación y crianza de su hija, Consuelo es una mujer muy resiliente, valiente y dedicada al servicio de la comunidad; con su conocimiento como madre al compartir los recursos que ella conoce con otros padres también es muy profesional apoyando a los jóvenes, y adultos en su educación, a los cuales con una sonrisa les sirve, les da seguimiento, les renueva la esperanza y la fe de que nunca es tarde para aprender, conectar y continuar preparándose en esta vida, Consuelo es una inspiración para personas en la comunidad que ella sirve a través de diferentes situaciones, por eso creo que Consuelo es una héroe anónima en los ojos de muchos. ¡Gracias Consuelo por ser inspiración!
— Rosa Venancio
NOTE: Seattle’s Child is running these stories unedited, as written by the people who nominated them, in keeping with the DCYF Unsung Hero process.
More Unsung Heroes:
Dad’s remarkable journey of recovery
Maya Washington is ‘auntie’ to an entire community
Lou Baum helps parents find connections, support
