We couldn't be more proud of some our residents who have overcome the bumps that life has thrown in front of their path. Allow us to share some of them:
Francisco
A native of Jalisco region of Mexico, Francisco came to Bonaventure House in
February of 2006 when faced with the prospective of homelessness....
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Kim
At age 11, following her mother’s death, Kim began to drink. By the time she
was in her mid-twenties, her alcohol abuse had become a daily occurrence and,
ultimately, cost her job, her friends, her livelihood....
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Linda
Linda never had the opportunity to know her mother. She died when she was
only eight months old. Linda’s father struggled with alcoholism so, ultimately,
she ended up spending her childhood living with her grandmother...
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Lucretia
“Nothing in God’s world happens by mistake,” says Lucretia, a 4l year-old former
resident of Bonaventure House. “Everything happens for a reason...”
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Marshall
”Once you reach a point in life when it’s time to change, it’s up to you to make that
decision,” explained Marshall, a 43 year-old resident of Bonaventure House.
“Two years ago, I saw a photograph of myself, lying on the ground as if I were dead. I
knew I had to make a change...”
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Richard
Late in Summer of 2004, Richard woke up to find that he had been sleeping on
the grass in Lincoln Park. Having nowhere to go, he realized that it was time to
make a change...
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