“How Did I Get Here?”: Debi’s Story

“How Did I Get Here?”: Debi’s Story

You might recognize Debi – I’ve shared about her before.   The last time I shared about Debi, we saw her complete the job readiness workshop; another step forward on the Road to Success. But this isn’t the same Debi that we first encountered.  To...
Sarah & Edgar’s Story: Finding Hope at Rock Bottom

Sarah & Edgar’s Story: Finding Hope at Rock Bottom

When you are trapped in addiction, oftentimes it takes extreme circumstances to awaken you to the desperate and hopeless realities of your situation. It was only when they hit their absolute rock bottom that Sarah and Edgar finally admitted drugs were wrecking their...
Amazing Grace in Impossible Circumstances

Amazing Grace in Impossible Circumstances

For so many, homelessness seems like an impossible reality until they are faced with impossible circumstances: a sudden loss of a loved one or a job, a growing mountain of debt that seems insurmountable, or an unforeseen crisis.  This was how it was for Gina. There...
“You’re The One Who Made It”

“You’re The One Who Made It”

Debi used to sit on a bench in Tustin, day after day, unable to see a way out of the hopelessness and homelessness she found herself in.  She fell into a serious depression and became so ill that she couldn’t walk.  When she finally entered the Village of Hope program...
Jorge & Stephanie’s Story

Jorge & Stephanie’s Story

All Jorge and Stephanie had ever known was a life of addiction, pain, and brokenness.  From a young age, this is the world they were immersed in, the world that would shape their perspectives and decisions growing up and into adulthood.  There are so many men and...