Our Stories

Ema: Starting Over as a Single Parent

Shortly after settling into a new home with their infant son, Ema discovered that her fiancé had been cheating on her with another woman. “He ...
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Sina: Creating a Brighter Future

Sina had always wanted to be a nurse, but the mother of two in her mid-thirties thought there were too many obstacles in her way ...
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Charlie: Parenting through a Pandemic & Beyond

Charlie was born in China in the early 1980s. In college, she worked part-time as a tour guide. That’s where she met her husband, who ...
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SCCC Thrift Store: Beyond the Bargains

One person can make a huge impact. Sister Carmen Community Center (SCCC) is living proof of that! Fifty-five years ago, Sister Carmen Ptacnik, a Catholic ...
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Ben: “Humbled” by Recovery

Originally from Pennsylvania, Ben moved to Colorado in the early 2000s. Before marijuana was legal here, Ben was arrested for cultivating it and spent 13 ...
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Claudia: Finding Safety & Compassion in a New Country

In the spring of 2022, Claudia’s mother-in-law was killed by guerrilla terrorists in Colombia for being a feminist leader who provided information to the government ...
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