Struggling with mental illness, Ed had been homeless for over 20 years. He wandered the streets in search of food and slept in doorways of abandoned buildings. Through tireless and compassionate outreach efforts of a Volunteer Ministry Center (VMC) case manager, Ed’s life began to change. The VMC case manager helped Ed gain access to […]
Great Schools Partnership
“Christian is confident and gets along well with other children on the playground – a different boy than he was a year ago,” his mother, Carrie Luster said. “Last year was a rough year for him. He didn’t have any friends and he wasn’t doing that well in school,” his mother recalled. “He started participating […]
Florence Crittenton Agency
Ben’s parents suffered from substance abuse addiction. By the age of 13, Ben was chewing tobacco and/or smoking a pack of cigarettes on a daily basis. He knew very little about his father, so when Ben’s mother died, he moved in with his grandparents. Shortly after, Ben’s grandmother passed away and his grandfather became physically […]
Friends of Literacy
After growing up in the projects in Titusville, Florida and dropping out of school in the 11th grade, Kimberly never imagined she could have a better life. “You rarely leave the Projects,” Kimberly said. Fortunately, Kimberly and her husband did leave. In 2009, the couple uprooted their life in Florida and found a home in the […]
Arc Knox County
When a young family received the difficult diagnosis that their first born child was profoundly deaf, they turned to the Sunshine Early Intervention program for help. The Sunshine Early Intervention program (SEI) at The Arc Knox County offers infant and early childhood education and training for babies with developmental disabilities. This home based program teaches […]