Women’s Stories

Content warning: justice involvement Hello, my name is Felisha. I have two daughters, 14 & 16, and one granddaughter, 1 ½. Prior to coming to Women’s Bean Project, I was in prison. Going to prison was my wake-up call. I knew I needed to make changes in my life and I wanted to learn how to live my life differently… so I could succeed. I found out about the Bean from my roommates in the halfway house. They both were already employed at the Bean and thought I would really [read more]

Content warning: substance use, justice involvement, death Hello!  My name is Maggie. I am a mother of two, a widow, and a recovering addict. My first involvement with drugs came when I was 18 years old. I just wanted to try them. I also became [read more]

Content warning: substance use, violence, justice involvement Hello, I am Brigitte. I first became involved with the Women’s Bean Project in September 2019, while in the halfway house. I never had hope of becoming someone besides a drug addict, because that is all that I [read more]

Content warning: substance use, domestic violence, justice involvement My name is Regina. I’m 28 years of age and the mother of one special little girl. Becoming a good role model for my daughter is important to me. I came to the Women’s Bean Project in [read more]

Content warning: justice involvement Hello. I am Dominique. I am a mother of one. My daughter’s name is Destiny. She is ten years old. I am the oldest child out of five and also the only girl. I am originally a native of California. I [read more]

Content warning: substance use, death, justice involvement I’m Corina. I first became involved with the Women’s Bean Project in August 2018. I had made a disaster out of my life and desperately needed some help putting the pieces back together properly. I have been a heroin and meth addict for almost ten years. In the past decade my fiancé passed away tragically, I lost the best job I ever had, my apartment, and an awesome truck all within a few months. I haven’t worked in seven years, and I’ve been [read more]

Content warning: substance use, domestic violence I am Felonis. I became involved with Women’s Bean Project in June 2018. At the beginning of my time at Women’s Bean Project, I was at a turning point in my life. I am a recovering addict, and I [read more]