 WIN Changes Lives
Ashley was a stay-at-home mother of three. When her husband started using drugs and became abuseive, going home was terrifying for her and her children. After he destroyed their home in a drug-induced rage, Ashley went to stay at a local domestic violence shelter and was later referred to WIN.
While at WIN, Ashley completed a legal assistant certificate at the Wichita Area Technical College and found employment with a local aircraft company. Her life and that of her children has improved greatly since escaping the cycle of abuse. Now remarried, she is in a healthy relationship which has created a loving environment for her children. "I can only hope and pray other women can have the opportunities offered by WIN that I have had," she says.
"I was told that I would never amount to anything. But guess what. With WIN I am somebody. Now I feel like I can do it if I set my mind to it.
When I first started I had very low self esteem. But WIN had people who told me, 'You can do it. You can work. You can go to school. You can be sombody.' I am a stronger person now because of WIN. They care about people who want to succeed."
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