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“I had always seen the Red Cross on TV, you know. The red vests, helping out communities all over the world after disasters. But I was introduced to them personally Father’s Day morning in 2018, when our apartment complex caught on fire. My eldest son ran in and said, “Mom, mom, you’ve got to get […]

“My name is Cindy, and I’m one of many, many grandparents that are raising their grandchildren. I’ve had Nehemiah since before he was 1, and now he’s 10. We found out about the Y during parent teacher night at Pleasant Ridge – they had a table set up. I learned about all their wonderful programs […]

“I was on drugs really, really bad when I found out. I was trying to kill myself on drugs, I was homeless, I had a warrant out for my arrest… One night, I had a really bad cough and was real sick so I went to the hospital. They said, ‘Well, you have bronchitis, and […]

“We signed up with Imagination Library when Hudson was born. A form was there in my checkout packet that they gave me at the hospital, so it was really easy to just fill out right then and there. And he started receiving monthly books from when he was born until he turned 5. And now […]

“I moved here a few years ago and I didn’t know any English, which was a huge struggle. I had always wanted to learn, but I had just had my children and there weren’t any classes that had a childcare program at the time. I was cleaning houses but I couldn’t afford to get a […]