"my son's father was very abusive.""i had gone to the battered women's project and they referred me to a transitional livingprogram for pregnant and parenting teens.""i was there for 8 months and went to school and parenting groups. i graduated and i movedout." megan moved back to her old neighborhood whereher son's father and family still lived.
minburi, she thought that she would be safe becauseher son's father was in prison. "one day me and my son's grandmother got intoa really big fight, and my son's father was getting outof prison." "i called my agency and told them i neededto come back."
this time, megan stayed in the agency's basiccenter program for two weeks. from there, she was referred back to the transitionalliving program for pregnant and parenting teens."i felt very safe there. they helped me with parenting my son and getting him on a schedule.""they helped me get a car through goodwill, and the agency helped me as far as life skills."staff members helped her to find an apartment that was far away from her ex-boyfriend.megan recently took a certified nursing assistant course and got a job."i feel like i owe my agency everything. they took a big chance on me coming back.""now i feel like all they really wanted to do was see me succeed. in the end it is soworth it. i never
thought i would be where i am today.""i never thought i would have a nice apartment, a car, and be able to make choices on my own."megan keeps in touch with her agency and returns often when she needs extra support or wantsto visit staff members and let them know how well she'sdoing. megan's tipseverybody makes mistakes, and the staff at your agency understands that. don't be afraidto ask for a second chance.megan's tips ask advice of staff members. they will tellyou if you should return or if it's safe for you to be out onyour own.
"my son's father was very abusive.""i had gone to the battered women's project and they referred me to a transitional livingprogram for pregnant and parenting teens.""i was there for 8 months and went to school and parenting groups. i graduated and i movedout." megan moved back to her old neighborhood whereher son's father and family still lived.
minburi, she thought that she would be safe becauseher son's father was in prison. "one day me and my son's grandmother got intoa really big fight, and my son's father was getting outof prison." "i called my agency and told them i neededto come back."
this time, megan stayed in the agency's basiccenter program for two weeks. from there, she was referred back to the transitionalliving program for pregnant and parenting teens."i felt very safe there. they helped me with parenting my son and getting him on a schedule.""they helped me get a car through goodwill, and the agency helped me as far as life skills."staff members helped her to find an apartment that was far away from her ex-boyfriend.megan recently took a certified nursing assistant course and got a job."i feel like i owe my agency everything. they took a big chance on me coming back.""now i feel like all they really wanted to do was see me succeed. in the end it is soworth it. i never
thought i would be where i am today.""i never thought i would have a nice apartment, a car, and be able to make choices on my own."megan keeps in touch with her agency and returns often when she needs extra support or wantsto visit staff members and let them know how well she'sdoing. megan's tipseverybody makes mistakes, and the staff at your agency understands that. don't be afraidto ask for a second chance.megan's tips ask advice of staff members. they will tellyou if you should return or if it's safe for you to be out onyour own.