Our clients both past and present are at the center of all we do at Crittenton. To hear their stories is to understand just a little of the incredible transformations taking place each day. They reflect life-altering challenges and obstacles that our clients, many of them just adolescent girls, have overcome ranging from trauma, neglect, and addiction, to sexual abuse. Various milestones they have achieved are taken for granted by many, and yet have been transformational for many of the women and girls in having the chance to start anew.
We honor these clients as we share their stories, and we are glad that we can be a part of their journey to a better tomorrow.
"Growing up was tough for me. I lost my mom to cancer when I was very young, and not having her in my life made it hard to understand who I was. I was placed with relatives as a child, but unfortunately, those environments were abusive....
"I was in the middle of my senior year of high school when I found out I was pregnant. A month before finding out, my family and I had just been evicted from our home and were staying in a hotel. The day I took the pregnancy...
Krista's Journey: We have all experienced fights and clashes with our family, but what happens when that leaves you with little support, resorting to couch hopping just to have a roof over your head? This was Krista's reality. Krista, 25, has been pregnant before and now...
C-“My Crittenton story has a number of chapters. It starts 14 years ago when I got pregnant at age 16. My stepmother refused to help me, and I refused to live in a house with no heat in the winter. Not with my child. A social...
L was 13 years old when she was admitted to our maternity program. She remained in DSS custody due to the incarceration of both of her parents, as well as her maternal aunt and her brother. L’s mother and brother are both addicts. Her brother is serving time...