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 stable housing and becoming a young, single parent. While Carolyn has worked tirelessly to provide a good life for her now three children, a house fire last year devastated her world. Carolyn’s family found the support they needed by enrolling in Our House’s case management services. Carolyn worked with her case manager to secure new housing, avoid homelessness, and get her family stable. “Carolyn is self-motivated and passionate,” her case manager says. “She just needed that one foot in the door to get back on track. All of the no’s can start to tear you down, and she just needed that one ‘yes’”! Our House gave Carolyn’s family the ‘yes’ they needed to turn things around!
Carolyn has been diligently budgeting and saving to stay ahead on her rent and utilities, and her children are all excelling in school and sports. Carolyn has had a long-time dream of a career in Cosmetology, and she did the hard work to enroll in school and pass her classes with flying colors! The only barrier in her way was the fees to pay for her board licensing exams. Our House was able to help Carolyn secure funding she needed, and she is now looking forward to the start of a successful career!