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Meet Susana – A Home Start Success Story

It’s Domestic Violence Awareness Month And we have an inspiring success story of “Susana,” a domestic violence surivivor Susanna came to Home Start after fleeing from a domestic violence incident in another state.  Alone and pregnant in San Diego, she first bounced between hotels and shelters before meeting our Domestic Violence Housing Specialist, Jordan, in […]

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A Healing Place for Sisters – Veronica and Sam’s Story

More than anything, “Susan” wanted to help her daughters heal from their trauma.  It broke her heart to see your girls suffering.  Fortunately, she found out about Home Start’s Behavioral Health Services program.   She first enrolled her older daughter Sam into our program and saw her make great progress and healing.  Soon she enrolled her

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Meet Michael – A Home Start Success Story

“Michael” was born into a world of trauma and chaos, with much of his early years being surrounded by unpredictability and inconsistency. He lived in a home with parents who struggled with substance use; resulting in his being neglected and not receiving the love, nurturing, and attention needed at his young age. At two years

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Meet Phyllis Carlson, One of Our Amazing Social Workers, for National Social Work Month

March is National Social Worker Month A time to celebrate the great profession of social work, March’s theme for National Social Worker Month is “Breaks Barriers”. WHAT IS SOCIAL WORK? Social work can be difficult to understand because the profession is so diverse. Social workers work in many different places, including schools, hospitals, mental health

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Meet Stella Sanderson, ASW, One of Our Amazing Social Workers, for National Social Work Month

March is National Social Worker Month A time to celebrate the great profession of social work, March’s theme for National Social Worker Month is “Breaks Barriers”. WHAT IS SOCIAL WORK? Social work can be difficult to understand because the profession is so diverse. Social workers work in many different places, including schools, hospitals, mental health

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