Inspire, Empower, and Connect

Tiffany Lowe was born and raised in York. She grew up watching her mother struggle with addiction, cycling in and out of prison, and was in turn raised by her grandmother. Miss Tiff attended the York City School District from Kindergarten until her junior year when she was expelled at just 16 years old. She went on to graduate from Charleston Job Corps in 2004, obtaining her High School Diploma and Medical Assistant certification. Before Miss Tiff was expelled, she had started to get into trouble in the streets, cycling in and out of the Judicial System starting in 2000. She was incarcerated multiple times, at one point being held in York County Prison at the same time as her mother—a family cycle that she chose to break in 2009 after her mother passed away. Miss Tiff decided to change what she was doing to become intentional about who she was hanging out with and go hard after the person she wanted to be. Eleven years after Tiff was expelled from York City schools she returned, this time as an employee. Since 2013, Miss Tiff has worked in the schools as a hall monitor, teacher’s aide, mentor, and basketball coach. Wanting to further her education, Tiff graduated from York County School of Technology as a Certified EKG Technician but chose to keep working in the district, finding she could impact kids who were making the same mistakes she did as a teenager. As she continued to work in various capacities within the district, she wanted to be available 24/7 for those who needed her most. She didn’t know it back in 2002 when she was expelled from school, or in 2004 when she completed Job Corps, or throughout the multiple trips to central booking, but all those experiences were preparing her for something much larger than she could imagine. In October of 2021, Miss Tiff hit the streets with a different mission—to be York City’s first Credible Messenger, or as she says, a Violence Interrupter. While her journey was full of self-doubt, questionable decisions, and regret, people along the way had faith in her future, an unquestionable ability to see her potential and trust that she could change the trajectory of the lives of those around her. Miss Tiff’s impact is felt each day in these halls, walls, and throughout the city. She manages to interrupt violence, restore hope, and give voice to those who are hurting all while pursuing a bachelor’s degree in biology and special education from Grand Canyon University. (Update_ She graduated with honors on 10/20/23 and is officially certified to teach Special Education). Tiff is unwaveringly dedicated to seeing more graduations and fewer funerals, doing whatever it takes to keep kids alive and show them they have something to live for.