Women’s Stories

I’m Renee, a recovering woman with low self-esteem. I became involved with the Women’s Bean Project in 2018. At that time, I was in the Miracle’s program for alcohol addiction and a friend told me about Women’s Bean Project, saying it was right up my alley. She was very correct. The Women’s Bean Project has shown me that people still care in this world. I have enjoyed earning my own money through assembly work and growing as a person from the classes that are offered. The Bean has given me [read more]

Content warning: substance use, justice involvement I am Stephanie, and I’m a recovering addict. I started at the Bean in September 2018. I heard about Women’s Bean Project when I was in prison and thought it would be a good opportunity to transition into my [read more]

Content warning: substance use Hello, I am Chelsea and I was born and raised in Denver. At twelve years old, I had my first sip of alcohol, and my life hasn’t been the same since. I turned to alcohol because I didn’t know how to [read more]

Content warning: abuse, substance use, death Hello, my name is Barbara. I am the oldest of four siblings, born and raised in Denver in a very abusive home. My father is an alcoholic and my mother was addicted to speed. Their marriage ended in divorce [read more]

Content warning: substance use, justice involvement My name is Jazzmine and I grew up in Denver in a loving family, however, drug dealing was a normal day to day existence. I dropped out of high school at 16 and began working two jobs, with one [read more]