“I was with my children’s father for 13 years. I left one evening with my kids. I was in a hotel for three days, and then I called Harbor House [a domestic violence shelter]. I didn’t have a job. I had no money. I had literally nothing except the car, which broke while I was…

“When I had my daughter, she had to have open heart surgery. When she came home from the hospital, she needed a lot of care, so I couldn’t work anymore. I was living in a house here in Palm Bay—a four-bedroom house—and the owners told me in less than 45 days, they would be taking…

“I had just moved back from Virginia. I was just lonesome and missed my family. One day I was walking to the library, and I saw this sign for the seniors, and it was all decorated and pretty. It was so nice. They had good hot food. They had a garage sale. It was just…

“I have COPD and addiction problems with fentanyl. I’ve been using through the years, and it affects my breathing as well. I got pneumonia and had to go to the hospital. When I got there, I died. They revived me, and then I had lost so much weight, they referred me to come here. This…

“I’ve been here for four years and two months. I left Venezuela because of all the problems—it’s not a secret, all the political problems there. It was difficult to get medicine. It was difficult to find food. It was difficult to get transportation. We were in the thick of it and were like, ‘What are…

“I am from Haiti, and I live with a friend who referred me to Catholic Charities. He said Catholic Charities can help me with assistance and if I want to learn something. That kind of thing I really wanted because in Haiti, I learned computer science, and then when I came to America, I wanted…

“I give Catholic Charities credit everywhere because this ministry has made all the difference in my life. I had lost my job, and at the time, my husband had lost his job. I was trying to find another job. I was doing everything on my own. Long story short, I’m on my own now.  …

“I attended an Emmaus retreat in 2016 where a speaker shared her story [about her recovery following an abortion]. Her story resonated with me, and it planted a seed and desire to seek healing. I got a call from a friend who shared with me that the Project Rachel helpline was available in Orlando and…

“Catholic Charities helps people within the community. They touch everybody here, so that was one of the main reasons that brought me here. What has impacted me the most is being able to touch so many people within the population because every day it’s someone different. One day, you’re helping feed people who don’t have…

"I have to take care of my elderly mother, and I’m not able to work, so we’re basically living on social security income. I’m more isolated due to the pandemic and unable to get help with people coming in and taking care of my mom, so that also limits my resources. The need has increased…