Ronda and her two children were homeless for the better part of seven years. The long-term effects of a heart attack at age 31 caused her to lose her job and their home. Ronda\u2019s children stayed with family and friends while she slept in her car at a nearby park. \u201cAs long as my children had a place to stay,\u201d Ronda recalls, \u201cI was okay.\u201d Ronda\u2019s experience with homelessness intensified her declining sense of self-worth. She was in an abusive relationship and developed a severe drug addiction. \u201cYou fall into a bad crowd, a bad situation,\u201d Ronda warns, \u201cand you feel stuck with no choice.\u201d When she learned she was pregnant she chose to leave and begin her journey toward recovery.<\/p>\n
Ronda was referred to Solid Ground through the Mothers First program. \u201cOh my goodness!\u201d She says as she recalls her move in day, \u201cI came here and it was amazing! Finally, stability again!\u201d While living at East Metro Place, Ronda participated in every class she was offered. \u201cI never finished high school,\u201d Ronda told her advocate, who encouraged her to go for her GED. Although she struggled a bit with the math, with the help of a Solid Ground tutor, she passed! \u201cMy daughter was so proud of me!\u201d Ronda exclaims. \u201cI couldn\u2019t have achieved it without Solid Ground.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cThis place allows you an opportunity to change, to make your life better,\u201d Ronda says with a smile. Three years sober now, Ronda and her children recently moved out of Solid Ground and into a beautiful town-home. \u201cSeeing what I\u2019ve done, seeing what they can do, has built them up,\u201d Ronda says about her children. \u201cWorking together, we can be happy. We can do this!\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Ronda and her two children were homeless for the better part of seven years. The long-term effects of a heart attack at age 31 caused her to lose her job and their home. Ronda\u2019s children stayed with family and friends while she slept in her car at a nearby park. \u201cAs long as my children…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":5929,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5928","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news-events"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n