“When I was out there on my own, it felt very lonely. I didn’t know which way to go. I sat up for like two days just crying. Just trying to figure out what to do. That’s when I was blessed to find out about this place right here...and it didn’t do nothing but just kept going up and up and up and better and better and better.”

For Kat, healing didn’t happen all at once. When she first came to the Downtown Women’s Center’s Trauma Recovery Center, she thought, “I had dug a hole so deep, I didn’t see no way out.” Instead, she found something different, a space to be heard, a clinician who helped her feel grounded, and a community that stayed. With consistent support, Kat found her footing, accessed housing, strengthened her health, and began rebuilding her life.

Today, Kat is continuing her healing and helping others begin theirs. Each year, hundreds of women who are survivors of trauma access DWC’s Trauma Recovery Center, receiving the care and support that makes long-term healing possible. No one should have to face trauma alone.

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