Women’s Stories

Hello, I am Brigitte. I first became involved with the Women’s Bean Project in September 2019, while in the halfway house. I never had hope of becoming someone besides a drug addict, because that is all that I had ever been. I started using drugs at 12. I had my first child when I was barely 16. Things were going okay for a couple of years, but then I got a divorce and slid downhill very quickly. I started using again and hanging out with a bad crowd of people. [read more]

My name is Regina.  I’m 28 years of age and the mother of one special little girl. Becoming a good role model for my daughter is important to me. I came to the Women’s Bean Project in April of 2019 after my mother told me [read more]

Hello.  I am Dominique.  I am a mother of one.  My daughter’s name is Destiny.  She is ten years old.  I am the oldest child out of five and also the only girl.  I am originally a native of California. I first became involved with [read more]

I’m Corina. I first became involved with the Women’s Bean Project in August 2018. I had made a disaster out of my life and desperately needed some help putting the pieces back together properly. I have been a heroin and meth addict for almost ten [read more]

I am Felonis. I became involved with Women’s Bean Project in June 2018. At the beginning of my time at Women’s Bean Project, I was at a turning point in my life. I am a recovering addict, and I have made a lot of bad [read more]

My name is Keri. I am a mother of two amazing kids – 19 and 16 years old. I’ve struggled with addiction since I was a teenager, and addiction runs in my family. After my kids were born, my father introduced me to a twelve-step program that I did, and I remained sober for ten years. During that time, I worked as a Certified Nurse’s Assistant (CNA) and eventually graduated from nursing school with honors. In 2014 I started to struggle again. The loss of my father and being in [read more]

Hello, I am Linda. I first became involved with the Women’s Bean Project in August 2018. I owned my own barbershop for the last 25 years until I got lost in debt. I also got lost in drugs and got in some trouble. I am [read more]