Wendy sent us a letter expressing her thanks and stating that she and her daughters are safe and secure today and doing well.

 A year ago, she decided to flee a domestic violence situation. She was able to get assistance from the OCHA to have a place of her own, but she was unable to pay the rent deposit, utility deposits, and to afford to care for herself and her daughters without a job. When her mother suggested she contact Upward Transitions, it was the break she needed.

 “When my mother told me about Upward Transitions, I finally felt like there was a light at the end of the tunnel for me and my daughters,” wrote Wendy.

 She made an appointment with an Upward Transitions case manager and relayed everything that had happened to her and her family.

 “She was so willing to help us,” Wendy wrote, “If it wasn’t for [case manager], or Upward Transitions, I KNOW we wouldn’t have our own place, and I wouldn’t be writing this letter today.

 “People like me need Upward Transitions…people who suffer from domestic violence, sexual assault, and stalking. There are still people out there who are needing help and are scared to ask because they may not have that financial push or have someone to talk to like I received from Upward Transitions.

“We need this place, and we need to keep it going.”