Women’s Stories

Hello, I am…Vanessa. I am 24 years old and I am a mother to a 20-month old daughter.  She is gold to me. I first became involved with the Women’s Bean Project in October 2018, during a moment of a lot of confusion and loneliness.  I was a newly single mom, and my life was not where I wanted it to be.  After being unemployed for almost two  years, I knew I had to get past the sadness and think about a better future for me and my daughter. I [read more]

Hello, my name is Felisha. I have two daughters, 14 & 16, and one granddaughter, 1 ½. Prior to coming to Women’s Bean Project, I was in prison.  Going to prison was my wake-up call.  I knew I needed to make changes in my life [read more]

Hello!  My name is Maggie.  I am a mother of two, a widow, and a recovering addict. My first involvement with drugs came when I was 18 years old.  I just wanted to try them.  I also became involved with a much older man, causing [read more]

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 [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 the Women’s Bean Project in April 2019.  I was incarcerated in Colorado in March 2018 and got to the halfway house in October 2018.  I got a job at a temp service but wasn’t making enough money there.  I heard about the Women’s Bean Project [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]