Four years ago, LaQuetta, known to everyone as Q, caught a story on the news about Bethany House’s new building in Bond Hill. The name “Bethany House” rang a bell. When she turned to the tv, she recognized a picture of the old house on Fairmount. This was the moment she realized she had been…
When India came to Bethany House, she was at a crossroads. Pregnant, recently unemployed, and with an eviction on her record, she had no plan for herself or her young son, Nasir. The future looked uncertain. Through Bethany House’s Shelter Diversion Program, India found more than a temporary fix—she found a path forward. The program…
Rolandus and Sheila built a good life together. They had stable jobs, a home, and two cars. But everything changed on January 5, 2023. That day, Rolandus’s car was struck by a firetruck. Fortunately, their 4-year-old wasn’t in the car, but both Rolandus and Sheila sustained severe injuries requiring weeks of hospitalization followed by months…
When Bethany lost her housing, she knew increasing her income would be the key to her long-term success. Through hard work and determination, she was able to do that. Next month, she will climb even higher by starting in the Per Scholas program offered through City Link in order to gain more skills in her…
Chanel is a single mother with two children, ages three and one. She was in shelter for just over a month when she began working with a housing case manager. Coming out of a controlling relationship, underemployed and overcoming trauma, Chanel needed to increase her income to provide for her and her children. She trusted…
Being homeless was not on Tomeka’s bingo card. Tomeka’s was pregnant with her second child and had just moved in with her mother in order to save money before the baby came. But having two young children in her home was not on Tomeka’s mother’s bingo card either, and she asked Tomeka to move out. …
Jenika was startled to discover her apartment riddled with rodents. Her landlord was unresponsive to her requests for fumigation, and she constantly worried for her 13-year-old daughter’s safety in this environment. As a result, Jenika made the decision to break her lease and look for another home. This choice made it difficult for Jenika to…
In 1999, Fay was in an abusive marriage, struggling with alcoholism, and raising two young girls. “There was a lot of chaos in my life,” Fay recalls. During one particularly terrible fight, Fay called the police which ultimately resulted in the loss of her apartment. She ended up in a hotel and ultimately moved into…
When LaQueita’s mother passed, she was not impressed with the funeral industry. So even with children at home and one already in college, she embarked on a mortuary science degree with cremation certificate. She graduated in July of 2024, but quickly found herself behind on rent. Her education money was gone, and she had only…