Big Day of Giving 2018

Leea was born into a world of constant chaos. Traumatic events filled her childhood, and stability was nowhere to be found. Even though her family has no desire to change, Leea wanted more for herself and her child.

Although she was nervous when she first entered FFS, Leea chose to take advantage of available mental health services at the recommendation of her case manager. She’s fully engaged and has begun to really open up about the experiences of her past. She’s really moving forward in her journey towards happiness and healing.

When Sierra entered the FFS program, she was very reserved. She would express interest in being part of different projects and activities but was hesitant to be fully involved.

In the past six months, Sierra’s confidence level has grown leaps and bounds. She now volunteers with the Sierra Service Project and Youth Simply Giving Back. She assists with donation distributions as well as new client orientations within the youth program. She also runs her own website through which she sells her own original artwork, and she regularly attends art classes.

Tanisha came to us after a long period of chronic homelessness. She had been living in a motel and couch surfing with her young son, who is autistic. She had been searching for a job but struggled to find childcare and flexible hours to meet the needs of her son.

Since entering our program. Tanisha has worked very hard with her case manager on budgeting and saving. She has been able to put money away in a savings account, and she now has a car. She has been working on creating goals for her education, employment, and overall life plan.