Hanna came to Our House in April of 2022 when she found herself homeless and had nowhere else to go. Since then, Hanna has completely turned her life around! After almost a year of living at Our House, Hanna has felt the security of having a steady job and is acclimating herself to being in the workforce again as she works in the guard shack on campus. Hanna has moved from our Shelter into our transitional Family House living where she has been able to establish a rental history for the first time in a long time. In her time at Our House Hanna has worked with the Career Center to obtain her birth certificate, get clean, and get connected to occupational training. Hanna was selected for a scholarship to participate in The Innovation Hub’s “Skills to Launch” program and spent 10 weeks learning carpentry skills until graduating! Hanna has a dream of crafting heirlooms that families will want to keep for generations, but she’s starting off by completing a cozy cat house for the neighborhood cats! Hanna’s next goal is to save up for a vehicle, and she is now focusing on finding employment after her job training term ends.
Now, a year later, Hanna has completed a two year stay in our Housing programs, and with the rental history and references from Our House, she is moving into her dream apartment! Hanna has saved up money to purchase a vehicle, and she is loving her position as a Team Lead at Community Bakery, where she has worked for almost a year. Hanna is very excited to get a pet in her new space and to be located near The Innovation Hub, where she continues to take classes after participating in a scholarship program. Hanna has also had the honor of serving on the Pulaski County advisory board for the city's upcoming tiny-home project; she was even able to attend a 3-day symposium in Texas to learn about a similar project. “If it wasn’t for the community of people around me, I wouldn’t have made it this far,” Hannah says, “because I’ve tried before and failed. This time, the love and support made all the difference.”
