“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 […]
Story of Impact
Tiffany and Aidan’s Story
“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 […]
Beth, Hudson, and Madison’s Story
“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 […]
Yolanda’s Story
“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 […]
Meggan’s Story
I have two little boys. One named Ethan who’s 4, and one named Eli who just turned one. I actually have two babies on the way and we just found out that we’re having a boy and a girl. My little boys are with my sister because whenever I gave birth to Eli on June […]