John J. vividly recalls the night in July 2020 when he hit rock bottom after trying to buy drugs. Though he had a job, he was on the brink of losing it, and he didn’t have a place of his own, staying with one family member or friend to the next. “I was going down…

Years ago, David W. lived in a comfortable neighborhood and had a flourishing business. But after some unimaginable events, David lost it all. Depressed and with nowhere to turn, he became homeless. Though David eventually got help and housing through various programs, he was forced to move from place to place, experiencing problematic roommate situations…

CaringWorks client Rudene A. doesn’t let her difficult past get in the way of her positive outlook. Even during one of the most challenging periods of her life when she was living on the streets of Wilmington, North Carolina, Rudene felt a sense of comfort that things would get better. Thanks to a friend who…

When Amy* was connected with CaringWorks a little over two years ago, she was desperate for a way out of her situation. So desperate, in fact, that she became suicidal. “It was a last-ditch effort for me.” Amy found herself homeless after taking medical leave from her job to have surgery. She moved to Atlanta…

The possibility of becoming homeless was never on Renee W.’s radar. In fact, as a long-time foster parent, she was used to helping others who needed a home. But after her chronic back pain became debilitating and she went through a traumatic divorce, Renee found herself without a home while in her mid-50s. “There were…