“I feel like I have already made tremendous growth. I feel like a boss when I look at myself in the mirror. Even though I am not there yet, my future already feels bright.”

“Coming to Cara put structure back in my life. It helped me redeem myself. I learned to let go of those things from my past and to see a new way of life.”

“When I first came to Cara, I expected nobody to care about me. But I was wrong. From that first day, I felt how the people there truly saw me, not just for my struggles, but for who I could become.”

“Cara helped me begin again. Not just by addressing my health, but by treating me like someone who still had value. They gave me tools, training, support—and most importantly, they gave me my hope back.”

“In prison, I was told that no one was going to want to hire me because of my background. That kind of thinking stuck with me. It really made me doubt myself, but I knew there had to be something bigger for me.”