Women’s Stories

Content warning: substance use, homelessness, justice involvement Before starting at the Women’s Bean Project I would have to say my life was a mess. I was navigating a life of sobriety that I hadn’t known in almost 9 years, I was on probation in 3 separate counties, I had lost custody of my son at 2 weeks old, I had no job and no stable housing. In the last few months many of these overwhelming circumstances in my life have changed or at least became much more manageable. This program [read more]

Content warning: substance use, domestic violence, sexual assault My name is Denise, and I am the youngest child of three. I have a brother that is 2 years older than me, and my sister is older by 4 years. My parents divorced when I was [read more]

Hello, I am Katy. I first became involved with Women’s Bean Project in January 2022, because I needed to get my life in order. My life is different today because the Bean Project helped me get off probation, and to find an apartment. My goals [read more]

Content warning: death Hello, my name is Tameka. I first started at Women’s Bean Project on March 3,2022 and what I love about the Bean is all of the support and meeting all these kind women and really being able to work on myself. It [read more]

Content warning: justice involvement I grew up in Crested Butte, a super small town where everybody knows everybody, and I ended up getting in a lot of trouble when I was younger. I found out I was pregnant in jail. I went through my jail [read more]

Content warning: abuse  I was homeless and sleeping on people’s couches, and not very comfortable with where I was at. I was insecure and didn’t really have the right mindset yet. I still don’t…but I’m working on it! In less than two or three months of being here, I got my own place. It’s one of the biggest things that I’ve always wanted since I turned 18, so I wouldn’t have to keep on sleeping on people’s couches, floors, beds. So, I can feel comfortable, have my privacy, and be [read more]

Content warning: substance use, justice involvement I am the mother of a 7-month-old daughter and sober for 14 months. I was first arrested in 2017 for drugs and put on probation, twice. Because of violations to my probation, I was sent to a half-way house. [read more]