Originally living in California in a domestic violence situation, Laura removed herself and her three children, twin girls and a son, from that environment after someone referred her to Our House. Already with plans and goals for her family in mind, Laura came to Our House seeking support and resources to get back on her […]
Summer is officially here, and that means our Summer Program is in full swing! Our team is hard at work building transformative relationships with our youth and implementing a summer full of educational lessons, diverse guest speakers, and fun field trips. Marley is one of the many youth spending her summer at Our House. Marley
John has been an Our House client since November of 2022. When he first found himself at Our House, John was without a license or vehicle, and he had incurred several warrants and fines. Having had previous experience mowing lawns, he joined our job training program working with the Facilities Manager to do on-campus maintenance.
Life has thrown many obstacles at Cheirika—from suffering from Bipolar Disorder to living as a single mom of four—that have ultimately led to incredible resilience and an impressive drive to provide for her family. The financial pressure of supporting her family led Cheirika towards desperate measures to pay for rent, utilities, and even food. Cheirika
When we first highlighted Hanna over a year ago, she was excelling in our job training program and had just moved up from the Shelter into our transitional Family House. Now, we are excited to say that Hanna has completed a two year stay in our Housing programs, and with the rental history and references
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Ms. Carolyn lived a difficult life early on—moving through the foster care system for over a decade and relocating to Arkansas from her home state at a formative age. This and other adverse childhood experiences would lead to mental health struggles in adulthood that made it difficult to take on big life changes like securing
Our House clients are finding success in all areas of their lives this year! Doc came to Our House one year ago after exiting prison and starting his life from scratch. He had no ID and nothing to his name, but our Career Center quickly set Doc up with the proper documents and helped him
Jamye hit a low point in her life after losing her son in 2021. Jamye went through many months where she struggled with drinking and keeping a job. After finally reaching out to her aunt for help, Jamye entered Our House’s Shelter last year. Jamye has been working on campus in the Guard Shack where
When Ronald exited prison, he only had a bag of clothes to his name, no transportation, nowhere to stay, and enough money to purchase a few items at Goodwill. Ronald stayed with a friend, and checked in to our Shelter as soon as a bed became available. He quickly set out looking for work and
Joy’s road to Our House began several years ago when her car was lost to a fire. Living in the country provided limited job options within walking distance, and slowly but surely more time passed without being in the workforce. A gap in her work history compounded the difficulty of finding employment, and Joy found