Profile | Stacie

Peace be unto you all. I am happy to have found this site. It was meant to be. My brief story.... I, too, was homeless at one time. Drug use and negative associations caused me to become homeless. My 2 children went to live with their paternal grandmother. I did all kinds of things to survive. Risked my life on numerous occassions. Lucky to be alive today. I lived in New York City at the time and still do. I eventually got tired of staying with friends and strangers and decided to enter the shelter system. I ate also in soup kitchens and visited food pantries. New York has a plethera of places like this. A good thing. I then found a job....which nobody at the shelter knew about, and saved my money to eventually afford to rent a room. That was the beginning of my journey upwards. You see, when you are down...sooo down, there IS nowhere to go but UP. So I worked and eventually drugs played a less important part in life. I went from living in a room to finally getting a large enough apartment to get my children to come back to live with me. They were teenagers at that time. I rebuilt my life and now my children are all grown up and I actually have 3 grandchildren. I am now working with the homeless.....irony of life. And I am a Behavioral Health Specialist and a Ordained Minister and Chaplain. I have been blessed and I wish to help others on their journeys. And for those that are homeless, help is there as is your Higher Spirit (GOD). Don't give up and don't be afraid to ask for help. Someone WILL understand. Peace,Love, and Perseverance.