No child should ever have to worry about where they’re going to sleep that night, or if they’re going to get enough to eat. Nearly every resident who completes the New Beginning Recovery program successfully transitions to independent living. Surrounded by staff and volunteers who encouraged her, Janelle began to feel hope.
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- She lives downtown with her son and works part-time while attending college full-time.
- A residential staff member had a huge influence on her and became like a grandmother to her, something Fatima never had.
- Brittani named her baby girl Deavyne and set out to create a different life for her daughter than she had known growing up.
- Pride Month is celebrated every June as a tribute to those who were involved in the Stonewall Riots.
Landing in the wrong circle of friends, Fatima began smoking and drinking at age 10. Already struggling with little support, five months into her pregnancy, Fatima lost her brother to suicide. We offer FREE self-sufficiency programming to parenting teen moms. Run by a small staff and an army of volunteers, the facility serves clients by providing two different programs depending on client needs and ability to live by house rules. All New Beginning Recovery guests are provided services to meet both immediate needs (food, clothing, shelter) and long-term needs (employment assistance, support groups, etc.). The New Beginning Recovery also provides warm meals through the Loaves and Fishes Community Kitchen.
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At the time, Edith was experiencing depression while facing the economic challenges of being a teen mom. After a friend introduced her to New Beginning Recovery, Edith felt the encouragement she needed to move forward with her life and build a healthy future for herself and her son. In a year’s time, she was able to cover her expenses and begin saving for a down payment for a house. Stephanie grew up in generational poverty, became a mom as a teenager and dropped out of school. She was sleeping with her baby girl on a couch in a crowded mobile home.
New Beginning Recovery’s mission is to break the cycle of domestic violence by providing safe refuge and supportive services that educate and empower those impacted by domestic violence. New Beginning Recovery will advocate social change that protects and engenders a person’s right to live a life free of abuse. Since becoming a New Beginning Recovery Mom, Alejandra has been able to finish her GED through Penn Foster in February of 2022 and is incredibly thankful for the support and motivation she had through New Beginning Recovery Staff. She attended the GED graduation in May 2022 and gave the graduation speech. Janely, Alejandra’s 9-month-old-daughter, is also enrolled in the Early Learning Program. Alejandra has also taken other classes including Parenting 101, Relationship Classes, and Self-Care classes.
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New Beginning Recovery of Central Louisiana gives homeless families a safe and stable place to live, as well as the tools to become self-reliant and productive citizens. Our goal is for every resident who leaves our facility to successfully transition to sustained, independent living. She feels safe and is excited to provide an environment for Julian that is supportive and caring, two things she longed for as a child. She is drawing every day to practice her skills while raising her lively, talkative and energetic little boy. Life felt so intensely depressing that Fatima feared she would have a miscarriage. Her living situation with family was chaotic and unsafe all throughout her pregnancy, but at 16—with little support or encouragement—she gave birth to her son Julian.
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Brittani named her baby girl Deavyne and set out to create a different life for her daughter than she had known growing up. One of her friends told her about New Beginning Recovery, where she earned her GED so she could go on to college. She also met with her New Beginning Recovery mentor regularly and took Parenting classes at New Beginning Recovery.
New Beginning Recovery is proud to offer comprehensive services to survivors and their children, no matter where they are in their journey. We will work with you on an individual basis to create a plan that meets your specific needs. � Please enable JavaScript to view this page content properly. At New Beginning Recovery, New Beginning Recovery we remove those stressors from their lives, so they are free to learn and grow and just be kids.
“For the first time in my life, I feel stable and stress free. And I couldn’t have gotten here without New Beginning Recovery to get me started,” says Brittani. Alondra also had to overcome homelessness and generational poverty.