A Strong of Strength, Courage and Determination
Janet and her two children live in a one bedroom apartment and share a public kitchen and bathroom with the building's other residents. Her day starts early as she prepares her children for school and then escorts them. She works two part-time jobs as a maintenance/cleaning person in order to financially support herself and her two children.
Janet has come a long way since her first visit to APA in 1996. Her husband's extramarital affairs led to a divorce that was complicated by her residence status in the United States, her financial difficulties, and her unfamiliarity with the San Francisco United School District. During these difficult times, she was assigned a home visitor from APA who provided her with community resources like legal services for her divorce, information on parenting education, and services that helped her fill out paperwork and apply for welfare. Janet said that the most important service that APA provided was the emotional support for which she will always be grateful.
She began to volunteer at APA doing janitorial work which later helped her gain employment as a maintenance worker in a local factory. APA encourages and motivates clients to develop their own internal strengths and to attain their goals. Janet has reached her goal to be independent and to raise her two children. Asked what her next goal is, she replied, "I want to see my children grow up as kind and successful adults."
Janet and her two children live in a one bedroom apartment and share a public kitchen and bathroom with the building's other residents. Her day starts early as she prepares her children for school and then escorts them. She works two part-time jobs as a maintenance/cleaning person in order to financially support herself and her two children.
Janet has come a long way since her first visit to APA in 1996. Her husband's extramarital affairs led to a divorce that was complicated by her residence status in the United States, her financial difficulties, and her unfamiliarity with the San Francisco United School District. During these difficult times, she was assigned a home visitor from APA who provided her with community resources like legal services for her divorce, information on parenting education, and services that helped her fill out paperwork and apply for welfare. Janet said that the most important service that APA provided was the emotional support for which she will always be grateful.
She began to volunteer at APA doing janitorial work which later helped her gain employment as a maintenance worker in a local factory. APA encourages and motivates clients to develop their own internal strengths and to attain their goals. Janet has reached her goal to be independent and to raise her two children. Asked what her next goal is, she replied, "I want to see my children grow up as kind and successful adults."