More Than Just Shelter

We recently recieved a phone call from a client, Michelle,* that we had served almost 5 years ago. Michelle came into the Social Service Center to speak with a case manager about a situation involving her son that she had been dealing with for the past year. Michelle’s oldest child, a 15 year old boy, had been in and out of juvenile and was becoming abusive. He had run away from home twice in the past two months and was not attending school. Her case manager at the SSC referred her to several programs in the community and also to parenting classes and domestic violence support group here at the shelter.

Michelle recently finished her Associate’s Degree at Ivy Tech College and has been employed with a medical office for the past six months. Her three other children are all well, attending school and participating in outside activities. She is receiving stead child support from the children’s father and states that she is doing okay.

*Names have been changed to protect the confidentiality of the client.