Khadiijah Finds Housing
My name is Khadiijah Johnson and I have been in counseling at Zocalo Outreach for over one year. I had just left a shelter when I first began meeting with […]
Jason Makes a Difference at Ballou
Jason refuses to stand idly by when others are made to feel uncomfortable or oppressed and he greets everyone with a smile. Jason was involved in a fight at school […]
Tim’s Story
The people at Sasha Bruce Youthwork help me see things differently. Tim never had many positive role models growing up and at age 13 his father passed away. Tim subsequently […]
YouthBuild Providing Concrete Workforce Development
My journey of homelessness started when I was 14 years old. Now that I have been accepted to the Sasha Bruce YouthBuild program, I am working towards my GED and […]
Not a moment too soon – Lynne’s Story
Not three months ago my life was a living hell. I was living in constant fear and it was swallowing me whole. Fear of having another bruise to hide, fear […]
Jasmine is College Bound
One year ago I was at a standstill in my life. I had dropped out of school, was totally anti-social and was having a hard time coping with the abusive […]
Lamont’s Dream
My name is Lamont and I am thankful to how Sasha Bruce has transformed my life – from going to jail to the dream of becoming a firefighter. The truth […]
Jennifer’s Journey
Prior to joining our after-school program, “Jennifer” lived in our Sasha Bruce House crisis shelter. She was admitted into the shelter due to chronic abscondance and prostitution. After 2 weeks […]
Diana’s Story
Diana called the Zocalo Outreach Program because she was concerned about her two daughters. They were sexually promiscuous, acting out, skipping school, and being disrespectful to her. They were sexually […]
Amanda’s Story
Amanda plans to graduate high school in 2013 and dreams of attending college outside of D.C. Amanda* came to SBY’s Teen Mothers’ program as a pregnant 18-year-old in November 2011 […]
