Rebecca Grimes
When asked if she would be comfortable with 100 Families sharing her story, Rebecca said that she would be honored because she was so proud of what God had done for her, and that she would like to give back and show others that it is possible to do hard things.
Rebecca Grimes struggled with substance use disorder, stable housing, reliable transportation, and did not have a driver's license. After talking to 100 Families, Rebecca and her case manager decided that attending an inpatient program would best support Rebecca in achieving her goals. Rebecca was accepted into the House of Faith women's rehab, where she thrived. She was able to gain a year of sobriety while staying in touch with her 100 Families Case Manager and actively attending sessions at House of Faith. While there, Rebecca completed both phase 1 and phase 2, and was able to gain employment with Faith Fencing. Now that the ball was really rolling, Rebecca received help from her 100 Families Case Manager to complete housing applications so that she could have a place of her own. While waiting to hear back from her housing applications, Rebecca began working a second job as a house mom for Women of Refuge. Both Judge Mark Derrick and Judge Eric Kennedy were very gracious to allow Rebecca to be able to do her community service through her house mom position with Women of Refuge.
Rebecca's daughter had been living with Rebecca's Dad for the past two years. Rebecca reached out to her 100 Families Case Manager to let her know that her daughter would be living with her once she found her own housing. While Rebecca and her case manager worked on finding permanent housing, the owner of the Women of Refuge offered to rent a trailer to Rebecca.
Rebecca graduated from the 100 Families Alternative Sentencing program and regained custody of her daughter! She is sober, has her own housing, maintains full-time employment (she is still employed with Faith Fencing and House of Faith), and has a valid driver's license. Rebecca is also giving back to the community by helping other people who are in situations that she herself was once in. Judge Derrick heard about Rebecca's accomplishments, and he dismissed three failures to appear and gave her credit towards her fines for her completion of rehab and the community service hours she had completed both while in rehab herself and those done as the house mom of Women of Refuge.
Like most things in life, there were some ups and downs in Rebecca's journey, but she did not give up on herself. 100 Families did not give up on her, and she has accomplished some amazing things! We are all so excited for Rebecca and the bright future she has ahead of her with her daughter!
