Women’s Stories

I grew up with six siblings. I was born and raised here in Denver, CO, and I lived off of 38th and Tennyson, where the old Elitch’s Gardens used to be. One of my favorite things to do is being in the outdoors. I love the mountains and I love to fish. I am also very family oriented and I do a lot of stuff with my kids and grandkids. My family is what motivates me to keep moving forward. I love them to death and they give me the inspiration to stay positive.  I’m proud of [read more]

Content warning: substance use, references to dying Working at Women’s Bean Project has been a very humbling experience. It has challenged my character and my routines. It’s challenged my thoughts of where I’m going in my life and what I aspire to be. Working at Women’s [read more]

Content warning: substance use, justice involvement A lot of my childhood consisted of the expectations that I act older than I am. I grew up fast. I started using drugs when I was 13, mostly to escape. My mom left me when I was 16 [read more]

Content warning: violence, substances I am a recovering ex–bank robber. I’ve learned to live my life humble and know what it means – the value of life, freedom, being a mother and grandmother, and being able to get up every morning to show up for [read more]

Content warning: abuse, substance use, justice involvement  First and foremost, I am a mother of three boys. I could go on forever about them. Becoming a mother defined who I am. A lot of my life, I was just a mother and a wife. I didn’t finish [read more]

Content warning: justice involvement I first became involved with Women’s Bean Project on October 23, 2019. Jessica and Colleen came to the parole office and told me and a group of other women about it. There were probably 10 other women there and I was the only one who got the chance to work there; I am very proud of myself because of that. I am very thankful for this once in a lifetime opportunity to be a part of this wonderful program. I’m not going to lie, there are [read more]

I first learned about Women’s Bean Project in 2012 while completing my community service requirement on probation. What brought me here again in 2019, was Dominque, a friend and WBP participant living at the same halfway house. She told me I would get all the [read more]