

Adrienne’s son Henry Green had been shot.
Last summer, Adrienne Hood got the call every mother fears. On the other line was her sister with devastating news. Adrienne’s son Henry...


Barbara Freeman-Today I am free, and I refuse to lose me
Shattered, but I’m not broken. Wounded, but time will heal.” These are spirit-filled lyrics that continuously play in Barbara Freeman’s...


Ursula Crable, Walking in Her Purpose
By Tamani Lucy-Thompson Ursula Crable sits back on her couch at the Freeman House and willfully discloses she was the result of her...


Anamaria Perales-Lang, A Drive to Empower Women
One of the most impactful moments of Anamaria Perales-Lang’s life ever experienced took place at a gas station in the middle of west...


TyKiah Wright, No Limits
By Tamani Lucy At three years old, TyKiah Wright was given a list of things that she would not be able to experience. Doctors diagnosed...


Aleta's Remarkable Poem
Aleta Talber has turned her past struggles into art that she hopes will empower others to make changes or think differently about their...


Angela's Story, Becoming Yolanda Lisa
Angela Bynum says she has led multiple, distinct lives. After living through an abusive childhood, she found herself in the music...


Inna Simakovsky An Attorney for the People
2020 edition, by Emma Walker-Suarez Inna Simakovsky was born in the former Soviet Union and emigrated to the United States as a religious...


Mary's story, Community Volunteer
September 26,2019 by Robin McGowan I met Mary at a fundraiser for Envision Proven Success. We rode the same para transit van and I...


The path to motherhood began early for Karen P. Ezirim
The path to motherhood began early for Karen P. Ezirim, but that didn’t necessarily make it easier to navigate. The first of four...