Second Chance Families Project

💔 From Rock Bottom to a Second Chance: My Story 💔 I was a parent, holding my child in my arms, with nowhere to go. The nights were the hardest, cradling my little one in the backseat of our car, pretending the cold wasn’t real, that the hunger would pass, that tomorrow would be different. But tomorrow never changed. Not until I hit my lowest point—crying in a bathroom, asking why life had to be this hard for us. I never imagined my life would spiral so far out of control. I was a parent fighting battles I thought I could handle—until homelessness and addiction took everything from me. I lost my home. I lost myself. Worst of all, I lost my children. The day they were taken from me was the day my world shattered, knowing I had failed them. The weight of that reality crushed me. I tried to numb the pain the only way I knew how, but it only led me deeper into darkness. I finally got my head together and did everything they told me to do go to treatment I got clean, I clawed my way out of addiction because my kids were my reason to not give up. I moved into sober living, counseling and NA meetings. I was finally on the right path. I thought if I proved I was better, I would get them back!. But the system didn’t see my progress. They saw my past. I lost everything.They saw a mother without a home of her own, no car, in sober living house,a mother who couldn’t provide as much as the foster parents could. They told me my love wasn’t enough. That stability mattered more than the arms they had known since birth. I wanted that for them as well, but they did not give me enough resources to keep us together. They promised me more time but denied it to me in court regardless of my clean results and progress I made. I sat in court, tears burning my face, as strangers decided if I deserved to be their mother. Parents that are addicts shouldnt be told they are bad parents. Yes, I used drugs to cope with my problems and mental health but I would die for my kids. I was clean. I was fighting. But still, I was not enough, I was met with judgment instead of a fresh start. I had changed, but the world wouldn’t let me move forward. No one wanted to rent to me with my history. No one wanted to give me a second chance. I was clean, I was fighting, but I was still alone. And I still didn’t have my kids. . That pain could have destroyed me. But instead, it gave me purpose, to start Second Chance Families Project I founded Second Chance Families so no parent has to face what I did alone. I realized that no one should have to fight addiction and recovery alone, and no parent should lose their children because they don’t have the proper support. I wanted to make sure that what happened to me didn’t happen to others—families who are fighting to regain custody, who are struggling to find housing, jobs, and transportation, and who need a place where they can rebuild their lives in safety and stability.I want to help as many parents who are in recovery. I know what it’s like to feel unworthy, unseen, judged like every door is closed. And I know the power of just one person believing in you—one opportunity, one second chance. 💔 Second Chance Families was born from my struggle—because no parent should have to fight this hard to rebuild. Because love should be enough. Because getting clean and doing the right thing should open doors, not leave you stuck in the past.I know what it’s like to have everything taken from you, to do the hard work, and still be told it isn’t enough. And that’s why I fight—for every single parent who just needs a second chance. 💡 Your support can change lives. Help us provide transitional housing, long term housing support, transportation, case management and job skill workshops and as much support as they need to get back on their feet and hope for parents fighting for their families to bring their families back together. They made bad choices but they aren’t bad parents! 💡 Your support helps families rebuild, heal, and reunite. 💔Share my story, My Love Wasn’t Enough – But I Never Stopped Fighting 💔🙏 Donate now & change a life