Spotlight Story
A little background on the woman involved with this success story. This woman is forty six years old and a single mother with one daughter. Her daughter is a graduate student and she is so very proud of her! “A.B.” acknowledges that her parents played a major role in her daughter’s life. “A.B.” graduated high school but never left her home town. She is a Certified Nursing Assistant by trade and has spent many years caring for others and her parents.
After the passing of her mother, she decided she wanted to move away from her hometown and explore.
With this being her first time away from home, she followed her then, boyfriend to Burlington NC. Shortly after obtaining their own place in her name, her boyfriend was arrested and sent to jail, leaving her without the only sources she had to survive here in Alamance County. “A.B.” then began to search for ways to take care of her growing piles of bills. She was fearful of being evicted and having her utilities disconnected. “A.B.” had already made up her mind not to leave and go back to her hometown, so she began asking friends and neighbors if they knew of anyone that could help her and they directed her to ACCSA. She walked into our doors with a made up mind that she was not going to fail. During her assessment it was discovered that she has never lived on her own before. She confided in us that she suffered from alcoholism and mental illness. She told us that she had been through several treatments but they never worked because she would always return to the same environment. Her case manager and her spoke about the struggles, lack of healthy relationships and how not ever being independent could be playing a major role in her life. She agreed and they began discussing ways that she could avoid falling back in to the same situations again. She expressed how she often allowed people to use her and she rarely stood up for herself by simply saying “No.”
Shortly afterwards, she was accepted in the CSBG Program and the journey began. She and her case manager have a special relationship and they really clicked from day one, she knew how much her case manager was cheering for her and on her side. They discussed a plan to keep her on track by focusing on things and people that were good for her and her future. Her case manager was still fairly new to ACCSA so they agreed they would learn together on this journey. Lastly, our client spoke about her relationship with God and how she knew He would see her through this situation.
The beginning for “A.B.” was not easy; she faced many obstacles along the way. She endured eviction, unpaid time with her job, moving to the shelter, then moving out of the shelter, transportation issues, and still continuing to struggle with alcohol and depression. Now that the fog has cleared, she now sees that she is able to maintain herself. She is currently living on her own, independently, refurbished her home, she has her dream job, a savings account, she is back in church, showed budgeting skills, paying her own bills, and seeking help with her mental illness and addictions. Through it all she has gained a love for herself again. She says that she now has new friends and is excited about being on her own and not needing anyone but God. Her new goals are to buy her own car and someday purchase a house.
A little background on the woman involved with this success story. This woman is forty six years old and a single mother with one daughter. Her daughter is a graduate student and she is so very proud of her! “A.B.” acknowledges that her parents played a major role in her daughter’s life. “A.B.” graduated high school but never left her home town. She is a Certified Nursing Assistant by trade and has spent many years caring for others and her parents.
After the passing of her mother, she decided she wanted to move away from her hometown and explore.
With this being her first time away from home, she followed her then, boyfriend to Burlington NC. Shortly after obtaining their own place in her name, her boyfriend was arrested and sent to jail, leaving her without the only sources she had to survive here in Alamance County. “A.B.” then began to search for ways to take care of her growing piles of bills. She was fearful of being evicted and having her utilities disconnected. “A.B.” had already made up her mind not to leave and go back to her hometown, so she began asking friends and neighbors if they knew of anyone that could help her and they directed her to ACCSA. She walked into our doors with a made up mind that she was not going to fail. During her assessment it was discovered that she has never lived on her own before. She confided in us that she suffered from alcoholism and mental illness. She told us that she had been through several treatments but they never worked because she would always return to the same environment. Her case manager and her spoke about the struggles, lack of healthy relationships and how not ever being independent could be playing a major role in her life. She agreed and they began discussing ways that she could avoid falling back in to the same situations again. She expressed how she often allowed people to use her and she rarely stood up for herself by simply saying “No.”
Shortly afterwards, she was accepted in the CSBG Program and the journey began. She and her case manager have a special relationship and they really clicked from day one, she knew how much her case manager was cheering for her and on her side. They discussed a plan to keep her on track by focusing on things and people that were good for her and her future. Her case manager was still fairly new to ACCSA so they agreed they would learn together on this journey. Lastly, our client spoke about her relationship with God and how she knew He would see her through this situation.
The beginning for “A.B.” was not easy; she faced many obstacles along the way. She endured eviction, unpaid time with her job, moving to the shelter, then moving out of the shelter, transportation issues, and still continuing to struggle with alcohol and depression. Now that the fog has cleared, she now sees that she is able to maintain herself. She is currently living on her own, independently, refurbished her home, she has her dream job, a savings account, she is back in church, showed budgeting skills, paying her own bills, and seeking help with her mental illness and addictions. Through it all she has gained a love for herself again. She says that she now has new friends and is excited about being on her own and not needing anyone but God. Her new goals are to buy her own car and someday purchase a house.