Mark’s life was shattered when he was only 6 years old. Mark was once a happy and adventurous child, but overnight he became clingy and fearful. He started having night terrors about a monster named Uncle Bill. He was afraid Uncle Bill would hurt him, but he was too afraid to talk about it. Mark
Casey came to us as a 14 year old runaway, telling us, “My mom would go on drinking binges for months, and we’d argue all the time. I just couldn’t take it anymore. I wouldn’t come home for days until I thought I might be over.” Casey was simply trying to survive and salvage the
Approximately 20 percent of children living in the United States are victims of sexual abuse: innocent kids like Julie, whose life was shattered when she was 5 years old. Julie was sexually abused by her grandfather when she was only 5 years old. His threats of harm kept her silent about her abuse until middle
Refugees entering this country are often fleeing violence, oppression, and political upheaval. Usually, they arrive with nothing and have no way to care for their families. Luckily, the Refugees and Immigrants provides them with the support they need to find work and housing, care for their children, and become self-sufficient. The Adio* family was part
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