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Success Stories

Sheffield Place empowers highly traumatized mothers and children to make the difficult journey from despair to hope and from homelessness to self-sufficiency. Here are stories of mothers who are succeeding through hard work, tenacity, and the courage to make fundamental changes in their lives.

A mother and son at Sheffield Place

"I wanted better for my kids and me"

I am a 32 year old single mother, with a 9 year old daughter and a 2 year old son.  I graduated from high…

"The support and community at Sheffield Place are important to me"

Drugs were the only escape I knew from the trauma I experienced over many years. I desperately wanted to get clean.   I am committed…

"Sheffield Place is where I found hope again"

I was in a drug rehab center where a counselor suggested that I needed to go to Sheffield Place.  I am now in recovery,…

"The structure and the accountability turned out to be exactly what I needed"

My time at Sheffield Place was a turning point for me. Today, I live independently with all four of my children and work full-time…

"Dreams for the future"

My parents were both addicts. My dad used cocaine and my mother used weed. I started using cocaine, weed, and liquor at 15. I…

"Ready to do whatever it takes"

I came to Sheffield Place last October.  I had been at Sheffield Place for two weeks in the previous year, but wasn’t ready to…