by Ella Floyd | Sep 9, 2026 | Alumni Stories
What started as a journey to find her own way forward became a commitment to help other women do the same. When Lea Prince arrived at CARITAS and The Healing Place for Women in August 2024, she wanted to run away. Instead, she learned how to “sit still,” and...
by Ella Floyd | Sep 29, 2025 | Alumni Stories
National Recovery Month gives us all another opportunity to shine a light on the power of recovery and the people whose lives are transformed by it. Few stories illustrate that journey better than Vernon Crayton’s. As an alumni of The Healing Place and a former...
by Angel Oak Creative | Jul 15, 2025 | Alumni Stories
I always really wanted people to like me. So, when my best friend offered me drugs in high school, I said yes to keep the friendship. What I thought would be a one-time thing quickly spiraled into regular use, and by the time I was well into my first career, I was...
