Stories

Linda, a Flenniken Landing resident for the past two years, is reuniting with her younger sister for the first time in nearly thirty-five years. Recently, Linda’s sister Susie wished her a happy birthday and the two begain talking and planning for a Thanksgiving reunion trip. Linda came to Flenniken after being homeless for 13 months. […]

At 15 years, Joe found himself facing a battle.  His single mother became ill and had to spend several weeks in the hospital to recover from an emergency surgery. During her absence from home, Joe found himself struggling to get by on his own.   Joe’s mother would have liked for him to receive assistance and care, but […]

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 […]

Donna is a young lady who came to treatment at Peninsula several years ago. She has an MBA and was working at Oak Ridge involved in research when she started experiencing the symptoms of mental illness. Due to the symptoms interfering with her daily life, she ended up quitting her job. Donna visited the Peninsula […]