It Takes a Village to Raise a Single Mother

About the Book

Agaytha took a deep breath as the future of her family linage sat in the balance as she weighed her options at Good Samaritan Hospital. She had been raised with old school Christian values from her parents Ralph and Angelina Corbin. Her parents had been blessed with her birth in their old age and they had taken every opportunity give her an advantage especially in her academic endeavors. She had taken full advantage of her educational opportunities, and was well on her way to a successful career in banking, until she fell head over heels in love with her boyfriend. She had a child from a previous relationship but her new connection with her hopeful future husband to be seemed to be everything she was looking for at first. As time progressed it became apparent that for her fairy tale happily ever after to manifest, she would have to put in all the work. After a major family loss, Agaytha found herself in the hospital, her health compromised and her second high risk pregnancy running it’s course. As she laid in her bed, reflecting on her life she had time to evaluate the impact her associations had on her village. She was a giver, and in her life she had poured her love and support into so many dead ends that it seemed at this point she had nothing left. In the midst of her inner turmoil, she felt at peace with walking away from it all and following the call to be of service to her community.

About the Author

Agaytha B. Corbin - Author & Business woman A free spirited Lover of Christ who is a strong single mother to two amazing young men; Desmond Dixon and Lamon Rogers. Agaytha is the product of a late in life birth (a Sarah and Abraham baby). A Daddy’s Girl.” She is the youngest and only the daughter of the late Ralph and Angerlener Corbin. She was raised and educated in Dayton Ohio, where her parents were retirees from civil service at an Ohio Air Force base. She is a passionate servant-leader in her community. Agaytha is best described as a loyal and fierce friend, who takes the time out to listen to her family and friends who share their hopes and dreams. Her family knows her by the nickname “Peaches,” a name her late Grandmother gave birth to because she thought that she looked like a round pretty peach. Agaytha loves to spend time with her sons, family and friends. She travels and never meets a stranger. Agaytha is a compassionate woman who loves Bible Study-learning God’s Word is the key to her maintaining her sanity as a daughter to elderly parents, a single mother and a servant leader. She is currently a small business owner and a podcaster. She is a graduate of Paul Lawrence Dunbar H.S class of 88, attended the University of Cincinnati and a college graduate (B.S) of Wilberforce University. Education was and is her super power. And the Church was a place of grace and growth. Entrepreneurship is in her genes. Her late grandmother and great grandmother were Black business women in Texas and Oklahoma. Her mother taught her to be an independent and smart Black young lady. Drilled in with good work ethics as a kid but at the same time spoiled by being the last child and the only girl. Growing up she witnessed Black business growth and thriving neighborhoods. But by the time she returned home as a mother she witnessed the demise for her former neighborhood and city. And that is when the real journey God placed her on began, for both her and her sons. She was the President & CEO of the Community Development Corporation Resource Consortium (CDCRC) and has made her mark in the Dayton area as a community development consultant, community-based educator and trainer. Agaytha has developed a stellar reputation for being a pioneer in the Mortgage Industry. During her 15 years of work in the banking industry, Agaytha developed and managed the Dayton area Emerging Market (low-moderate income housing market) Office for two major financial institutions. She holds several business, state certifications. Agatha worked on two national Presidential campaigns in 2007 and in 2012. Ms. Corbin became an important political organizer for the Dayton/Montgomery area. Seeing the disparity not only in minority homeownership, but also in access to capital for small businesses, limited resources for small grassroots agencies and the many emerging predatory lending practices overtaking her community, she became the principal driving force behind the Community Development Corporation Resource Consortium (CDCRC) whose vision is to become a community-based vehicle providing collaborative opportunities that will leverage community resources, create platforms for economic change, increase capacity for non-profit organizations and strengthen micro-enterprise development opportunities in underserved areas. As the President and CEO of the CDCRC, she has jointly facilitated the development of the Dayton Area Community Grant Center and is co-founder of the Dayton Area Small Business Roundtable Monthly Business Forum Series. As a Community-based educator teaching Financial Literacy to low-moderate income residents is one of her greatest passions. She has just recently taken her passion to another level through the development of a new financial literacy program; “Creating Community Wealth.” The principles of utilizing homeownership as a foundation for wealth creation, guarding yourself against predatory lending practices, using micro-enterprise development as a wealth-building tool, understanding and protecting your credit and your assets are taught through this community-based education program. Presently Agaytha owns her own communication consulting company and travel agency division. Speaking Grace LLC was her long term dream and vision for her future self after her sons became men. Speaking Grace LLC was created because communication was and is a gift for Agaytha and she wants to share and serve clients who wish to expand their communication skills and projects. Running this business is what she loves and wishes to do in her latter days. She learned that if you are working in the field that you love then it will not seem like a job but a lifestyle and God has gifted you with.