WINGS of Providence: Erin's Story
How this local second-stage shelter gave one woman her WINGS! by erin hoskins I N 2002, as a pregnant mom on welfare to two boys with a baby on the way, I went to an appointment to meet a woman in an apartment building downtown. I'd been in a local women's shelter for a few weeks and was given details on a place that might b e able to help me and my children. I didn't have a whole lot of hope. I'd just left my abusive partner and hope was the last thing I had. I didn't believe much in myself, let alone anyone else at the time. I felt like a shell of the person I used to be. When I went for my appointment, I was taken into the office where I was offered a drink, a chair, and an ear. It was a quick meeting from what I remember , an insight as to what WINGS (Women In Need Growing Stronger) did , and questions as to what was going on in my world. When I walked away I didn't think anything spectacular, and I definitely didn't think I'd get a p...