{"id":8328,"date":"2023-11-27T14:27:06","date_gmt":"2023-11-27T20:27:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.solidgroundmn.org\/dev\/?p=8328"},"modified":"2023-12-01T11:51:19","modified_gmt":"2023-12-01T17:51:19","slug":"sarahs-story","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.solidgroundmn.org\/dev\/sarahs-story\/","title":{"rendered":"Sarah&#8217;s Story"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"l-section wpb_row height_small\"><div class=\"l-section-h i-cf\"><div class=\"g-cols vc_row via_flex valign_top type_default stacking_default\"><div class=\"vc_col-sm-12 wpb_column vc_column_container\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><div class=\"wpb_text_column us_custom_f37aca33\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><p>Sarah and her family live at <span style=\"color: #5c8727;\"><em>East Metro Place<\/em><\/span>, a transitional housing program at Solid Ground.<\/p>\n<p>When she was just nineteen, Sarah lost her mother in 2010 to an overdose. She started to spiral herself, got into bad relationships and that\u2019s when she found drugs that, as she said, <em>\u201ctook her on a bad path.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>In 2020, Sarah decided that she <em>\u201chad had enough of the streets\u201d<\/em>, and that it was time to get her life right. She got herself into a treatment program and has been sober since then. In treatment, Sarah found Mother\u2019s First, a program through Ramsey County that provides support to families for sober pregnancies and assists women struggling with substance use. Mother\u2019s First referred Sarah to Solid Ground. Sarah said <span style=\"color: #5c8727;\"><strong><em>\u201cone of the biggest benefits to my recovery and what helped me stay on the right path has been Solid Ground. Being in safe housing while I got stable, made all the difference.\u201d<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>When Sarah and her family came to Solid Ground, they received a welcome pack with household essentials <span style=\"color: #5c8727;\"><em><strong>\u201cthat was just awesome \u2013 it was everything we needed.\u201d<\/strong><\/em><\/span> Most families that come to Solid Ground have very little, and Solid Ground donors, volunteers, and staff make sure each family has what they need to make their house a home.<\/p>\n<p>Sarah says <em>\u201cWithout the housing stability, I wouldn\u2019t be able to be successful in my other areas of life. It was what made my family see a change in me. I\u2019m still working to rebuild trust with my family, but we are getting there&#8230; I\u2019m going to Century College to get my Licensed Alcohol and Drug Counseling degree because it lets me put my recovery first. I want to put a stop to our generational trauma. Now I feel like I\u2019m ready to take on the world \u2013 yes slowly &#8211; <span style=\"color: #5c8727;\"><strong>but with the resources that Solid Ground has given me and my family, I definitely feel like the sky is the limit. I\u2019m really excited to have my own home one day.\u201d<\/strong><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"Sarah and Melinda&#039;s Stories\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/7KneN2NdNL0?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen src=\"about:blank\" class=\"lazyload\" data-load-mode=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; color: #5c8727;\">2023 Statistics<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">East Metro Place I provides 20 units of transitional housing, located near Century College in White Bear Lake. All units receive project-based Section 8 rental assistance to make the housing affordable to families with very low incomes.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\">In 2022, the program served 92 adults and children (24 families).<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"w-btn-wrapper align_center\"><a class=\"w-btn us-btn-style_1\" title=\"You can help a family just emerging out of homelessness by giving today!\" href=\"https:\/\/www.solidgroundmn.org\/dev\/donate\/\"><span class=\"w-btn-label\">You can help a family just emerging out of homelessness by giving today!<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Sarah and her family live at East Metro Place, a transitional housing program at Solid Ground. When she was just nineteen, Sarah lost her mother in 2010 to an overdose. 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