Since 2003, New Beginning Recovery Colorado has transformed the lives of teen moms and their children across the Denver-metro area. Our vision is to transform the lives of teen moms and their children. She has a scholarship and is attending Metro State University of Denver where she is working toward an RN degree. She lives downtown with her son and works part-time while attending college full-time. Her family dynamics were difficult, and at an early age she felt neglected and left to fend for herself. As a preteen, she was given freedom without the tools to navigate it.
Janelle and her boys eventually became homeless — sleeping in a car, on the ground, or in homeless shelters. Sleeping in a car was actually a good night because the ground was cold and the shelters were crowded, smelly and scary. If you’re looking to reduce your Missouri tax liability, you should consider making a donation to New Beginning Recovery.
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- Her family dynamics were difficult, and at an early age she felt neglected and left to fend for herself.
- Operating 365 days a year, the Loaves and Fishes Kitchen serves nearly 80,000 meals a year, most of which are purchased and prepared by civic, church, corporate and family volunteer groups.
- After a friend introduced her to New Beginning Recovery, Edith felt the encouragement she needed to move forward with her life and build a healthy future for herself and her son.
She was 12 when her parents’ fights and addictions led them to split. Although Janelle and her brothers were already used to living in chaos, now they were left on the sidelines, trying to take care of themselves. Janelle ended up meeting an older boy – and they connected deeply as they shared stories from their rough childhoods. Stephanie is no longer the vulnerable, frightened teen mom who applied to New Beginning Recovery.
With the support of our College & Career Program, Janelle applied to the Community College of Denver and began working toward a certification in machining. New Beginning Recovery Stephanie’s last requirement was to find full-time employment. I am proud to say Stephanie earned her high school diploma through one of our online high school partners. She also completed our Parenting, Healthy Relationships, and Financial Literacy classes – as well as an internship at Head Start. Brittani was born into poverty and chaos — and her mother struggled with cancer and her father with kidney failure. Dropping out of school in 10th grade, Brittani was pregnant by age 15 .
Janelle
Operating 365 days a year, the Loaves and Fishes Kitchen serves nearly 80,000 meals a year, most of which are purchased and prepared by civic, church, corporate and family volunteer groups. She has been living in the same duplex for two years, which is longer than she has lived anywhere in her life. Brittani and her boyfriend are working on their credit score so they can buy a house.
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Pride Month is celebrated every June as a tribute to those who were involved in the Stonewall Riots. Pride Month isa month-long celebration that recognizes the LGBTQ+ community and their contributions to society. It is a time to acknowledge the challenges faced by this community and to stand in solidarity with their fight for equality, acceptance, and human rights. Every family we help lift from homelessness has positive effects on public health, resources, and community spirit. Helping homeless families achieve the dream of a better life for more than 35 years. Six months later, Janelle had earned her GED and had found her own confidence.
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Alejandra found out that she was pregnant just days before her 17th birthday. An “A” student who had spent her first three years of high school taking IB and college classes, as well as working, Alejandra wasn’t sure what her life would look like as a teen parent. Alejandra hid her pregnancy until she was about six months along, and eventually told her parents and friends.
Through classes at New Beginning Recovery, Fatima learned how to set boundaries and establish healthy relationships. New Beginning Recovery also helped her get a car, a paid internship with Jefferson County and an apartment. By age 14, Janelle was pregnant, and that same boyfriend became abusive, leaving her with bruises make-up couldn’t cover. By the time Joseph was born, Janelle had stopped going to school.
She felt shamed and scared, and she was struggling with preeclampsia and migraines as she got closer to her due date. Eventually, Alejandra got connected to New Beginning Recovery through clinic staff at the office where she went to get ultrasounds. At first, she was nervous about what her family would say, but in January of 2022, Alejandra became a New Beginning Recovery Mom and has loved it ever since. Edith, pictured with her son Ian, started at New Beginning Recovery in February 2019 when Ian was just five months old.