by Lauren Clifton-Thompson | Nov 22, 2022 | Blog
“I waited roughly a year. I was living at a trap house while pregnant with Hazel. It was one of the hardest things I have had to do. I was surrounded by people using – people constantly turning on lights and waking me up. I remember crying one night...
by Lauren Clifton-Thompson | Oct 30, 2022 | Blog
Time is such a precious thing. Before, in my active addiction, time never really existed. It was more like a black hole that had only one end. From what I can say here today, from the growth of my kids and me living at Amethyst, time was a beautiful gift. I am 100%...
by Lauren Clifton-Thompson | Aug 25, 2022 | Blog
“My name is Tasha and I’ve been in recovery for about 16 months now. Prior to this I was a drug dealer and prostitute. I was in a bunch of really bad domestic violence relationships, even when I was pregnant with my youngest. That’s all I’ve known...
by Lauren Clifton-Thompson | Jun 6, 2022 | Blog
Meet Cheyenne, mom of Kodi (3) and Ezra (1). She recently experienced a job loss. Fortunately, she starts a new position as an administrator at an auto auction company later this month. In the meantime, she wanted to earn additional income to support her family....
by Lauren Clifton-Thompson | Apr 1, 2022 | Blog
“I just remember being really little, and instead of wanting to go play with the other kids, I just wanted to stay in the bathroom at school and braid my hair, or the other kid’s hair. I would save my lunch money to buy braiding books from Scholastic. I had an aunt...
by Sarah Knopf-Amelung | Feb 4, 2022 | Blog
On December 22, 2021, Amapola’s life was forever changed by the tragic loss of her 16 year-old son, Carlos, to gun violence. Carlos was a tenth grader at Wyandotte High School and leaves behind his mom and four siblings, Itati, Luis, Isabella, and Jordan; his...
