Cynthia

I became homeless because my brothers were trying to sell my mother's house after she came down with Alzheimer's. I didn't agree to it and I got tired of fighting them, so I just left. I lived in motels with my three grandchildren struggling to pay the rent for

5 months. I got accepted to Shepherds Gate but I did not meet the criteria to get into the permanent program.

On November 1st, I was asked to leave, I tried to stay with friends but they were too deeply into drugs and I could not stay with them. A lady from Shepherd's Gate had given me a list of shelters, after many calls, I ended up at Harrison House.

Its ok here at Harrison House. They are helping me to get housing and to stay sober by giving me a place to stay and much more. After all the negative stuff that has happened in my life, all the turmoil, I couldn't see the rainbow at the end of the storm, now I can.

Being chosen for Sankofa House is a good feeling and a new beginning. I will be able to have decent housing that I can afford, a safe place for my grandchildren and time to get my life back together. I don't have to worry any more where we are going to be from day to day.

Thank you, BOSS. When I did not have a place to live, you gave me a place to rest, fed me and my kids, no questions asked. Thank you.

Cynthia

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