Vehicle Needed
Hello! I have a youth that was finally able to get her license today on her birthday. She has been working very hard to make a better life for herself and her young son. She is currently living in our supportive housing program here at Passageways and has made incredible strides to gaining self sufficiency. When she came to us, she was fleeing a Domestic Violence relationship and had multiple mental health concerns. Then shortly after she arrived she found out she was pregnant. Her pregnancy was a very difficult one with nausea, constant anxiety about the health of the baby and her depressive disorder, About half way through the pregnancy she decided she was not mentally capable of raising a child and decided to put him up for adoption. She was fortunate to find a couple that were wanting to adopt and agreed to an open adoption with her. Since he was born, she has been able to see him only a few times due to transportation issues and not having a drivers license. She studied daily for her written test and aced it. Now today, she was able to obtain her license and would like to be able to drive a car to see her son and get a job. She does not have much money saved as she has been unable to work, so we are hoping someone may have a vehicle they would be willing to donate.Submitted by:
Holly Lien - hlien@thelinkmn.org
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What caused this need?
My client is a survivor of sexual trafficking and homelessness. At the age of 12, she was raped by an acquaintance and has suffered from PTSD ever since. Her mental health continued to spiral and she was diagnosed with Anxiety, depression and Schizoid effective disorder. She began running away from home at the age of 14 and started to be trafficked at the age of 16. She eventually was able to get away from her trafficker and went to the police to have him arrested. They ended up going to court and he was found not guilty due to a lack of evidence. She spotted this person at a local Cub Foods and suffered flash backs and hallucinations from the past incidents. She was placed on a 72 hour hold for attempted suicide and from there put on a commitment. She now has been taken off of that commitment, has been able to regulate her mental health through medication management, works on a committee for The LInk, and now has her drivers license to be able to find work. We are so impressed with the hard work she has put into herself and how far she has come in the last year and a half we have been working with her. Please consider the donation so she can keep working towards her goals. Thank you!
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