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Daily, real-life stories of inspiration and transformation reinforce
our belief that wonders abound in the work of our ShareLife agencies. |
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At an early age, Jill got immersed in
partying and self-indulgence to avoid an extremely painful
home life. Her father left
her at
13 and she was sent to her mother, who had mental illness. To erase the ugliness of home,
Jill ran away and turned to drugs and alcohol. A year and a half later, she
was committed to a clean life but still
struggled with abandonment issues and self-loathing. She turned to a boyfriend to fill the emptiness and soon found herself pregnant.
Jill contacted Rose of Sharon for guidance
about her options, and discovered it to be a
valuable resource. She realized that
with the
opportunity to access the services and programs
offered at Rose of Sharon, she would be able to
provide for her child, finish her education and
become a young, productive, confident mother.
That’s exactly what she did.
Jill will soon begin college and her daughter
is growing, healthy and strong. None of this would have been possible
without the support she got at Rose of Sharon. “I know life will never be easy, but there are good days and through the Rose, I have support. I feel
blessed to have that!”
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Jill's story...
A ShareLife funded agency, the Rose of Sharon provides support and educational services to pregnant and parenting young women under the age of 25.
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Over 225,000 people in our communities and countless more around the world, benefit from the support and programs of ShareLife agencies. Together, let us keep on working wonders for those who are in need. |
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Shared Insights
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Arthur Peters, Executive Director |
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$11,875,250 –THANK YOU!!
(August 23, 2010) In March of this year, we started the 2010 ShareLife appeal in our parishes, with the news that a generous parishioner in the Archdiocese of Toronto would be matching all new and increased gifts to the campaign this year (up to $500,000).
This gesture on behalf of our agencies has inspired our parish campaign to reach a new record of $11.875 million! This represents a 3.7% increase over last year’s result, and an over $400,000 increase in the parish campaign. Overall, the campaign raised (...more)
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