Crystal & August
Crystal and her 10-year-old daughter were one of the first families to move into the new Lee & Krystyna Jamieson Recovery Home for Women with Children. Today, they’re still o
Lupita
Lupita wishes she had never met the man who is now her ex-boyfriend. What she thought was love soon turned into a toxic relationship – destroying her health through drugs and abu
John
“I was lost, but now I’m found.” John was a lonely little boy. He’d never met his father, his mother was too sick to spend time with him and his half brothers and sisters o
Carrissa
When Carrissa was a little girl, she dreamed of a stable, loving place to call home, but instead, she moved from one relative’s home to another. And when she finally went to live
Aujanae
Aujanae was just 7 years old when her beloved mother died, filling her with a grief that would only grow over the years. “My grandmother took me in, but she passed when I was 13.
Chris
When Chris was a little boy, he was abused by two of the very people who were entrusted to love and protect him. “My father beat me and called me ugly things,” he says. “M
Jennifer
Jennifer seemed to have it all. Five wonderful children, a great job and a nice home, but she was keeping a horrible secret. “We looked like one big happy family, but my kids’
Alma
Alma grew up with loving parents who would have done anything to protect their little girl. “They were really strict about who I spent time with outside of our family. Little did
Rico
When Rico started drinking at 15, he never dreamed that alcohol would take over his life. “Hanging out with friends and drinking after school was something everyone did,” he sa