Client Profile

“I’m grateful for the opportunity to be at WIN. I was lost in the world but now I finally feel as if I am going somewhere.”

At fifteen, Rebecca’s stable world collapsed. Her beloved grandmother died, leaving her and an older brother to fend for themselves. She had to quit school to work full time. Together, she and her brother persevered, and they were able to keep their apartment.

A few years later, Rebecca fell in love, had a child and began sharing a life with her son’s father. Marijuana became a regular part of their routine. Addiction can be subtle, and Rebecca never imagined that her drug use would threaten her life with her son. This is exactly what happened. Rebecca’s boyfriend lied repeatedly, insisting that he was not dealing drugs and Rebecca believed him. On the day that detectives raided their house, they found both marijuana and cocaine. It took them less than 20 minutes to remove her two-year old child from that environment and put him in protective custody. Rebecca was devastated. She believed she had a safe home. The courts thought otherwise.

Although she was not found to be an accomplice to the drug-dealing, she tested positive for marijuana. Before she could be reunited with her child, the court mandated that she attend a drug treatment program. Rebecca entered one of WIN’s licensed outpatient treatment centers determined to do whatever was necessary to get her son back. With the help of WIN counselors, Rebecca now understands that her drug abuse clouded her judgment and put her son in serious danger.

With WIN on her side, Rebecca has secured a full time job as a translator in a medical office and will soon earn her GED. She will be graduating from WIN’s program this month, regaining her independence and making a good life for herself and for her son.