NSV Radio #3 Wellness Series's Story

Winona

Winona had a hard childhood. She was raised in multiple foster homes starting when she was just an infant. At the age of 17, she became pregnant and got married. Winona had two children with her husband. After her children grew up, the couple separated and Winona became homeless, living in shelters, hotels, and a rooming house. Without stable housing and with nowhere else to turn, she moved into her daughter’s apartment for several years. Circumstances changed and Winona was once again homeless.

Angela

My name is Angela and I am overwhelmed with gratitude to be able to share my story with you.

Your generosity has given me a gift I never thought was possible. You see, before I came to N Street Village, I was living on porches and streets.

Robyn

When Robyn was two years old, her mother died in a car accident and her father was left to raise her and her two sisters alone. Her father was caring and taught them to stick together, but things changed when they moved them into a new environment where the house was constantly filled with people and often drugs. A boy who also lived there started sexually abusing Robyn. She feared her father’s anger and never told anyone about the abuse. At 14 years old she started using drugs to mask the pain of the abuse.