Stories of Changed Lives

Tanesha has a 4-year-old son and a baby girl. Before her daughter was born, she did the best she could to take care of her toddler. But her life was tough. Her job didn’t provide enough income to pay for day care, a place to live and food. It was incredibly stressful, always living on the edge.

Children grow up in alcoholic homes. It’s a hard reality and a story we hear over and over from men and women who enter Raleigh Rescue Mission’s recovery program. And the sad consequences are often a repetition of their parents’ mistakes.

Six weeks ago, Glenn Morgan had a little heart-to-heart talk with himself. He had to admit that much of his 48 years had been spent running from bad decisions he’d made.

Cory Newman had lived on the streets of Raleigh for several months when an eye infection became too painful to ignore. She headed for Wake Medical Center where they treated her eye, then referred her to Raleigh Rescue Mission’s Community Medical Respite Program where we could monitor her progress. “I used [drugs] the night before I came into the Mission,” she admits.