Alexis & Mason
I was fifteen when I first got kicked out of my mom’s house. She kicked me out over my boyfriend. She didn’t want me seeing him anymore but I didn’t care, I thought I was
Brittany
My name is Brittnay and I am the mother of a 4 ½ year old daughter named Kamariah. For the past five years of my life I have gone through a lot. At the age
Shaday
My name is Shaday and I have an 11-month old son, Deh’mier. I have been through a lot of hardships in my life. I became pregnant at 21 years old without a job or a
Jamie
My name is Jamie Taylor but most people at MELD know me as Jamie Simons. I lived at the MELD Shelter and Transitional Living from May 2010 until November 2010. Let me tell you a
Anna
My name is Anna, I am 21 years old and I have a 10-month-old daughter, Hayley. I have been at MELD’s Trinity House since September 2012. When I was 22 months old my mother committed
Desiree
My name is Desiree. I am currently pregnant with my first child due May 13, 2013. I became homeless around August of 2012. I recently found out I was pregnant and was jumping from house
Laquisha and Terrica
Life doesn’t always turn out the way we plan…sometimes we need to make a new plan. Laquisha was fifteen years old when she found out she was pregnant. That was not the plan for this
Allison
My name is Allison. I currently am 18 years old and I have a 19 month-old daughter named Madilynn. I came to the Rockford MELD shelter June 25th, 2012. So far everything has gone really well. The shelter
Miracle
My name is Miracle Jenkins. My life has not been easy. When I was born, my grandmother adopted and raised me along with my seven siblings. During my senior year at Auburn High School, I learned I
Lydell
My name is Lydell Purifoy, I am a proud father of two daughters Asia, age 3, and Anajia, age 1. Recently, I was faced with the challenge of raising my daughters as a single parent. In