For many years, Trisha struggled with addiction and homelessness. She moved between the streets, treatment, short periods of recovery, and relapse. When she left treatment, not having a place to live or money made it hard to stay on track. The last time Trisha completed treatment, she knew she wanted something different. She reached out to Goodwill’s […]
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Years ago, Darrell’s life had become harder than he ever expected. He was a veteran, and he lost his job during COVID. Without steady income, he couldn’t afford the mortgage on his house anymore, so he had to sell it. For a while, he lived off the money from the sale, hoping things would get
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Alicia’s life turned upside down when she left an abusive relationship. She and her 7-year-old son didn’t have a home, and she didn’t know what to do next. Every day was a battle to find a safe place to sleep and enough food to get through the day. Alicia wanted to take care of her
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Johnny’s life was hard for a long time. He struggled with addiction and made choices that led to trouble with the law. He was homeless for a long time. Each day he could only focus on survival. A better future felt out of reach. He didn’t have a safe place to live, and he felt
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Before coming to Goodwill, Brianna’s life was filled with challenges. She struggled with addiction, which led her to find herself in and out of jail. Each time she tried to start over, the cycle of addiction and the difficult lifestyle that came with it pulled her back down. She wanted to change, but she didn’t
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Living without a home often feels lonely and scary. Those are the words Annalisa chose to describe what her life was like when she was homeless. When she came to Goodwill for help it was the middle of winter, the hardest time of the year to be homeless. Not only was she dealing with the
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Being homeless for a night is scary enough but imagine what it would be like to be homeless for almost 2,000 nights. That was the reality for Denise, who lived without a home for five years. She described her life as “a living nightmare” that was “mentally, emotionally, and physically exhausting, depressing, and hopeless.” Overwhelmed
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For much of her life, Trisha was caught in the cycle of addiction, homelessness, brief recovery, then relapse. She was living on the streets and doing whatever it took to survive. Treatment centers helped while she was there, but without a place to live, or any income, she would struggle again after getting out. But
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When Mark first came to Goodwill, life was really tough. He had just had back surgery but did not have a home, so he was discharged to the streets. Before that, he had a small place, but it wasn’t big enough for him, his wheelchair, and his partner. Because of the situation, he didn’t qualify
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Before coming to Goodwill, Deborah was in a very hard and unsafe situation. She had been in a relationship where she was treated badly, both mentally and physically. During this time, she spent some time in jail and later went to treatment to get help for addiction. After she became clean and sober, Deborah knew
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