This has really opened my eyes. Single moms need help, moms need help, parents need help. It does take a village and CSC has been my village.
Recovering: Parenting Education & Support Program (PESP)
RaeShawn began her search to find Anaiyah while simultaneously focusing on supporting Deon, Tricia and the youngest children. She coordinated physical therapy, mental health services, and helped Deon get involved with taekwondo to regain his strength both physically and mentally. Not only does it help rebuild his confidence, but it’s an effective outlet to help manage the emotional fallout of trauma.
“In order for trauma to be addressed, we have to know about it,” RaeShawn explained
More aware of the emotional, physical and logistical hardships Tricia was battling, RaeShawn set out to help Tricia emotionally, mentally and financially. The end goal? Reuniting Tricia with her five children in a safe home within their community with support systems in place to help her family rebuild their lives. That gave Tricia the strength she needed to leave her abusive relationship and shift her focus completely to her children. “After everything that happened with my son and everything else, RaeShawn and the people at CSC are the only people who reached out, and they have stood by my side the entire time,” Tricia said. “If it had not been for them taking the ball, I don’t know what would have happened. I’m still depressed sometimes, but now I have someone to talk to, and RaeShawn offers encouraging words—that’s something that I wasn’t getting that I really needed.”
Through these efforts, Tricia and RaeShawn began building a rapport.
“Our relationship really blossomed,” RaeShawn explained. “She’s a really engaged mother.”
That level of trust and understanding prompted Tricia to open up to RaeShawn about the harsh realities of her relationship with her boyfriend, the father of her two youngest children. After Tricia’s boyfriend lost his job, financial stress exacerbated conflict and led to a pattern of domestic abuse. She knew she had to leave, but she was already displaced, unable to work in a new state and dealing with insurmountable stress.
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