Jessica Crosman doesn’t have a lot of time to reflect on how far she’s come. She’s busy working toward her college degree. She also has three kids at home whose virtual learning and online schoolwork she supervises each day. But when Jessica can slow down and share her remarkable story, the scope of her personal […]
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When you meet Linda Lucero, her warmth, optimism and intelligence are the qualities that shine through first. Get to know Linda a little more and you’ll soon glimpse the remarkable grit, strength and sacrifice that lie beneath her cheerful disposition.
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Tierra Ellis has a lot of places to be. She works as a home health aide and has a skincare business that she’s building called Loved by Tierra. Her three kids also have school, activities and events that they need to attend (before the pandemic put a halt to all that, of course). Yet until […]
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From surviving to thriving. It’s been something of a mantra for the CWEE team in 2020: This year our survival skills have certainly been tested. Each one of us has had to sacrifice – forgoing learning opportunities, jobs, time with our loved ones, travel, and other aspects of our daily routines. For CWEE families, 2020 […]
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Struggling with homelessness and expecting her third child, Crystal found her inspiration at an unlikely and dark moment in her life. Crystal recalls lying in a bunkbed at the Samaritan House shelter in Denver, terrified of the future and trying to hide the sound of her crying from her children who lay on the bed […]
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Before I found CWEE, I lost my job of almost 4 years. I had no income and wanted to go back to school for my GED. My sons inspired me to enroll in CWEE. My family loves to be together, and I wanted to be a role model and a mother they would be proud […]
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Before CWEE, I had very low self-esteem. I was in an abusive marriage and it took every ounce of courage I had to leave. By the time I left, I was so depleted that I didn’t believe I deserved better. I was 19 and lost. I didn’t know how to ask for help, but I […]
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I grew up in Aurora, Colorado and I have six children. Before CWEE, my life was really unstable. I lived in Mexico for years and faced many challenges until I decided to come back to the U.S. My kids inspired me to change my life. I wanted to show them that no matter what you’ve been […]
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