When Olivia Mullin
Healing Housing is Williamson County's only transitional living program for women in recovery. Everyday, women leave treatment and have nowhere to go. Many lack the resources to continue growing in their recovery journey. This non-profit offers safe housing and supportive programming to increase the chances of maintaining long-term sobriety.
To donate or learn more about them, go to web-site:
www.healinghousing.org
of Stacy after she left prison. Stacy was seeking a fresh start free from aAtlcohol and drugs, but she had no safe place to go. Without a secure, nurturing environment, Stacy would end up back on the streets.
In March 2015, Olivia met with a group of Christian women who were also dedicated to offering a unique "next step" for women in recovery. This group realized Nashville was experiencing a crisis: there were not enough beds for low-income women coming out of drug treatment programs. Their primary goal was to show the love of God and provide a safe and structured environment where women in recovery could continue to grow and heal.When Olivia Mullin began volunteering as a mentor to women in a state prison, she had no idea that her experience would lead to the establishment of what would later become Healing Housing. For months, Olivia worked with Stacy, a young mother with a history of sexual abuse, abandonment, and homelessness. Olivia learned that Stacy had found herself addicted to drugs and alcohol and had received a prison sentence for multiple drug-related convictions. Olivia worried what would become of Stacy after she left prison. Stacy was seeking a fresh start free from alcohol and drugs, but she had no safe place to go. Without a secure, nurturing environment, Stacy would end up back on the streets.
In March 2015, Olivia met with a group of Christian women who were also dedicated to offering a unique "next step" for women in recovery. This group realized Nashville was experiencing a crisis: there were not enough beds for low-income women coming out of drug treatment programs. Their primary goal was to show the love of God and provide a safe and structured environment where women in recovery could continue to grow and heal.When Olivia Mullin began volunteering as a mentor to women in a state prison, she had no idea that her experience would lead to the establishment of what would later become Healing Housing. For months, Olivia worked with Stacy, a young mother with a history of sexual abuse, abandonment, and homelessness. Olivia learned that Stacy had found herself addicted to drugs and alcohol and had received a prison sentence for multiple drug-related convictions. Olivia worried what would become of Stacy after she left prison. Stacy was seeking a fresh start free from alcohol and drugs, but she had no safe place to go. Without a secure, nurturing environment, Stacy would end up back on the streets.
In March 2015, Olivia met with a group of Christian women who were also dedicated to offering a unique "next step" for women in recovery. This group realized Nashville was experiencing a crisis: there were not enough beds for low-income women coming out of drug treatment programs. Their primary goal was to show the love of God and provide a safe and structured environment where women in recovery could continue to grow and heal.
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