Success Stories
Brighton Center at its very core is a community based agency. The people in our community and their needs are the driving force behind the work we do. Trends and fads will come and go, but Brighton Center will always provide services the community needs and wants. Every day, Brighton Center works to engage all members of the community from young children to seniors so that real change can become reality. Every one of them has a story worth sharing... the following are just a few.
Lisa
I lost my husband in 2012. My income was basically cut in half which made it difficult to make ends meet on a fixed retirement. The bills were still there but the money was not. A couple years after the loss of my husband, I had to have major surgery that pushed me back more. I needed to locate resources that could help me get back on my feet and I turned to Brighton Center.
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Michelle Wright
I have been receiving Brighton Center services for two years; utilizing their emergency assistance program two or three different times. I did a good job keeping my family above water while my husband was away for a while. Then, my car broke down. I had to have two very major repairs which put me in a hole but I needed a car to get to and from work. My mother-in-law volunteers at Brighton Center and encouraged me to utilize the emergency assistance program to help stock my food cabinets, get on my feet, and save money to pay bills.
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Tara Carter Bright Days
I first discovered Bright Days when my oldest son was three months old. We had recently lost his father and I needed to return to work. A day care facility was three blocks over from where I was living. It was close and convenient. After touring the facility I decided to give it a trial run. I was a single mom at the time and never left my son with a stranger so it was nerve wrecking. You don’t know the people that work there or how well they will treat your child.
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Jessica YLD
"I love the community aspect of Brighton Center. There is always someone, in some department that will help me and my family in some way." -Jessica
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Jennifer Brighton Recovery Center
I never envisioned recovery. Every fiber in my body was scared of what’s next and that’s what restricted me from recovering in the past. I couldn’t deal with all the pain I’ve caused from this monster called addiction, I just wanted to be numb. But I did it and if I can do it, anyone can do it.
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Ron Brighton Properties
Meet Ron, a resident at Saratoga Place through Brighton Properties.
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Jennifer Brighton Recovery Center
"I am most proud that I finished something in life. I know that this would have not been possible without Brighton's staff. There is no way to say thank you enough for caring about us when you didn't even know us."
-Jennifer.
Alex W.K. Kellogg Foundation
Brighton Center's Step Forward program, funded through W.K. Kellogg Foundation, supports mothers and their children to gain opportunities to achieve economic stability. Alex, a Step Forward participant, talks about her success in the program.
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Stacy
"Finding out about Center for Employment Training completely changed my life because I am finally taking those steps that I always wanted to take." -Stacy
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Katelynn Elliot
"Brighton Center taught me that if I never try, I am never going to get further in life. The fear of failing held me back for a long time, but I didn't use it as an excuse and I kept pushing through." -Katelynn Elliot
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