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[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]In our last newsletter we put out a call for good news stories and were blown away by one in particular. \u201cMy story needs to be told,\u201d Marzen, a participant in ODR women\u2019s housing said, \u201cbecause if there is someone thinking that there is no way out, I want them to know there is.\u201d<\/p>\n

In 2021, Marzen sat in jail facing an eight-year sentence. Alone, and facing criminal charges, she\u2019d lost hope.<\/p>\n

Then, she found out she was pregnant. Marzen, who preferred to use just her first name, had already lost her eldest daughter to foster care many years earlier after she was incarcerated for drunken driving. The thought of losing another child was unimaginable, she said.<\/p>\n

\u201cAfter going in and out of jail for so long, I knew I needed a change,\u201d Marzen, 35, said. In court, she was told about a program run by ODR and she seized the opportunity to rewrite her future.<\/p>\n

A year later, \u201ceverything is falling into place,\u201d Marzen said. She has since given birth to a baby boy, returned to school to finish a final class toward her high school diploma, started working and is saving for a car. She is living in Mid City. She credits her personal breakthrough with finding strength in the ODR community and finally getting the clinical care she needs to address her substance use and depression.<\/p>\n

\u201cSometimes we\u2019re scared and don\u2019t want to open up,\u201d she said. \u201cBut I slowly started, and I want to tell all the women out there that are in the same shoes it\u2019s worth it. Open up and get the help.\u201d<\/p>\n

Now, she\u2019s planning a future that she once doubted was possible. She has reconnected with her 16-year-old daughter, who is a source of strength. One year from now, she hopes to have a permanent home for her family and to return to school to pursue a career in nursing.<\/p>\n

\u201cI just want to thank everyone that\u2019s been working with me, for all of the resources and for helping me with my newborn,\u201d she said. \u201cI see a glow in my face that I didn\u2019t have before. I\u2019m motivated. I just really want others to know you can start from nothing.\u201d[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false,"gt_translate_keys":[{"key":"rendered","format":"html"}]},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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