Stories of Courage and Hope

  • Danasia

    “I’m choosing to share my story about what home means to me, because home is very important to success and survival here in the world. Your home is your peaceful place, your palace that you can come to and rejuvenate yourself and replenish yourself with love and energy to be able to go out into the…

  • Jarren

    “I’m choosing to share because I feel like it’s important to have other people know, even though we all probably had something bad happen, that it’s always something good at the end of the light. In the image is me and my two kids. And in the picture, I want to say that was taken like years…

  • Rickya

    “The image that I shared is kind of like the last picture of my three kids. That’s what feels like home to me—my three kids. When I revisit this photo, the fact that I only have two kids now… and I gotta go stronger and harder to make sure these two kids get to grow…

  • Sheila

    “My story that I’m going to share is a happy story, because it was with my family, and nothing is more important than family. [In this photo], I see happiness. Happiness is a strength for me because I have been in a place where I didn’t feel like I was going to be happy. But…

  • Fay

    “I’m here to share my story to encourage people and let them know that after homelessness, there’s a brighter side. There’s another side after homelessness. Looking at me, you may think that I have it all together, but I do not. But what they should know is that I just kept pressing on. I was…

  • Carrene

    “I’m choosing to tell my story about what home means to me, because it’s very important for me to provide something stable and a peaceful environment for me and my daughter. It’s just always been my goal to make sure that we had everything we needed, and that we can also take care of home…