Housing is the Foundation

" You couldn't see who was coming up to you. These were the times that men tried to take me"

“I was able to provide a safe, clean, sober, consistent environment for my son.”

“It’s constant stress and anxiety. You can’t call people - you can’t even call for help because we didn’t have a phone.”

“I learned how to care about people again, and that it’s ok to let other people care about me.”

“She wanted that life for her kids, and when she wasn’t able to give them that, she felt like she was failing them.”

“I was literally working myself to death. But what was the alternative?”

“Change the goal, tweak the plan, but never give up! You have purpose if you are alive.”

“I remember looking at other people with their families and
their pets and thinking, I’d never be normal again.”

“I continually work toward being better than I was yesterday. That’s all I can do.”