Growing up, Rudy watched alcohol addiction kill his dad. Determined not to follow that path, he only drank socially and could always stop when he wanted. That changed the year his mom died. “When she died in 2007, I grabbed...
“That was the breaking point,” Corrine remembers. When she lost custody of her children, she knew something needed to permanently change. Corrine had already been...
“Pete was always my little star,” says Nadia, Pete’s mom. But when Pete was deep in his addiction, she asked him, “Why are you my...
I was done, ready to end everything. All the pain and trauma from my past – nothing had changed. I stepped into the street as...
Zunique survived decades of domestic violence. Thanks to you, her journey toward hope and healing began at the Changing Lives Center. Zunique could hardly believe...
In my time of crisis, you provided nourishing food and a path back to self-sufficiency. About 15 years ago, I became my brother’s professional caregiver....
In the face of brutal summer heat, you’re helping meet a basic need for our community’s homeless youth. When summer hits and temperatures soar, the...