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Vicente is learning about God’s grace, finds ‘family’ while in program
Vicente started drinking alcohol at age 11 during family celebrations. “There was always a lot of kids around, and they (adults) wouldn’t always be paying attention, so we’d try whatever was around. Then when I was about 12, I started sneaking shots.” Vicente, a star athlete in high school, said that sports originally kept him…
Crystal overcomes isolation, embraces community of women
After witnessing multiple family members struggle with drug and alcohol addiction, Crystal was “very cautious about using drugs. I was never going to,” she said. At 19, Crystal moved out of the house she shared with her sister as partying, drinking, and drug use became the norm. At 20, Crystal started taking college prerequisite classes…
2 women, 2 stories: filling a need at the La Voz food pantry
Here are the stories of two women who recently visited the food pantry at La Voz Sylmar Seventh Day Adventist Church, which operates with help from the Valley Food Bank. Danniella Danniella first came to the La Voz Sylmar food pantry, when her family, which includes Danniella, her husband, and their two daughters, began struggling…