“I’m so glad to feel like myself again” When La Toyei’s husband was unexpectedly and tragically killed, she didn’t know how to process her grief. She directed her energy toward her work and taking care of her children. “I was blocking my thoughts of him being gone,” La Toyei says. “I wanted to be strong…
“You’ve given me a new beginning” When Brenda describes her life growing up as “a little crazy,” that is an understatement. As young children, she and her six siblings were raised by their abusive and alcoholic mother, until they were placed into the foster care system. For years, Brenda bounced from home to home, never…
She was addicted and suicidal with nowhere to go — and KK was only 9 years old. KK learned early on that her pain could be pushed aside with a few sips from a bottle. That idea followed her throughout her childhood and into her adult life, where KK got worse and worse as her…
After six years of a toxic marriage – suffering physical and emotional abuse – as well as great hardship and loss – Tiyonna knew she had to find a different path. A way out. She needed to make a safer, better future for her daughter with cerebral palsy and her two sons. “I was most afraid…
Ryan’s world took a turn for the worse after his father passed away. He was young, alienated and lost. Covering up the pain with drugs and alcohol became commonplace through his teen years and continued into adulthood. He found himself on a path to destruction, with stints of living on the streets to living out…
Before she came to City Rescue Mission, Tara was struggling with addiction, in a bad relationship and searching for a true sense of self. With three children, and one on the way, she was caught up in a lifestyle that ended up bringing her to her lowest point. After an arrest, it was time for…
Meet Donna. Her story of transformation was featured at Mission of Hope, and she is a touching example of the path back to hope that City Rescue Mission offers so many. Donna is a Bridge to Life graduate and currently serving as a client intern; recently seeing great success as she reunited with and regained…