For most of her life, Debbi blamed her mother for everything that went wrong in her life: her father leaving, being sexually assaulted at age six by her brother’s friends and later by one of her mother’s boyfriends. She had a right to be angry, but not, as she would later realize, to hold on […]
Provoked: The Galvin Kielty Story – Part 2
(Continued from Part One) It Just Ain’t Fun No More Some addicts get “scared straight” into sobriety, some quit on their own and others just get bored of it. In Gavin’s case it was the latter. “I didn’t have anything going on in my life,” says Gavin. ”I was just getting high and it wasn’t […]
The Money Savings Program: Laying the Groundwork for a Brighter Future
“I see the Mission as a landing pad that serves as a launching pad for a brighter future. That’s why we’re committed to assisting our guests with their present needs while always moving them forward. – Jonathan Anderson “One bad turn deserves another.” Or so conventional wisdom would tell us. Some would call it “bad […]
A Gift of Time – Jennifer’s Money Savings Story
Read About It: The Money Savings Program: Laying the Groundwork for a Brighter Future A Gift of Time – Jennifer’s Money Saving Story Jennifer came to the Mission destitute and with a serious medical condition. After her mom died on her first day on the job, Jennifer had no one left…no family at all. Soon […]
