Category: Stories

September 8, 2021October 6, 2023Stories

Hear Rosa’s Story

Meet Rosa When she saw the gun, she knew. Rosa had endured more than sixteen years of abuse. Her husband Alberto had beaten […]

July 7, 2021October 6, 2023Stories

Hear Israel’s Story

Meet Israel https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mhmXbibDl9Y Israel is an immigrant and dancer.  After he married, Israel’s husband because verbally and physically abusive towards him. Israel […]

July 7, 2021October 6, 2023Stories

Hear Kristen’s Story

Meet Kristen https://youtu.be/QkhONSxFUfc Kristen felt hopeless. She was in a controlling marriage that contained verbal abuse and, when she became pregnant, the […]

September 4, 2020October 6, 2023Stories

Hear Jennifer’s Story

Meet Jennifer Jennifer is a volunteer caregiver with a local nonprofit. In that role, she provided care for Joshua – sometimes full-time […]

June 11, 2020October 6, 2023Stories

Hear Latasha’s Story

Meet Latasha https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LR_w8wZyIqk Latasha’s life changed when her father passed away. She went into a deep depression, experiencing suicidal thoughts and delusions. […]

June 11, 2020October 6, 2023Stories

Hear Bojana’s Story

Meet Bojana https://youtu.be/Oyi-CpKX4VA Bojana is an artist, an immigrant from Serbia, an animal lover, and a mother. She found herself in a […]

December 3, 2019October 6, 2023Stories

Hear Candace’s Story

Meet Candace To escape threats from the gangs in her hometown of El Salvador, Candace escaped and came to the US. She […]

December 3, 2019October 6, 2023Stories

Hear Monika’s Story

Meet Monika Monika came to the United States from Mexico with her first husband.  They had four beautiful children together who are […]

December 3, 2019October 25, 2023Stories

Hear Janet’s Story

Meet Janet Janet grew up in Mexico and came to the US, where she became friends with her future husband, Brad. While […]

December 3, 2019October 6, 2023Stories

Hear Lisa’s Story

Meet Lisa Lisa came from a town in Colombia that was plagued with guerrilla warfare, kidnappings, assassinations, and drugs throughout the 1990’s. […]

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