At 19, Anastasia had two jobs, nowhere to go, and was sitting alone on a bench in the dark thinking about ending her life. Then Transitions gave her a bed — and a case manager who became the mother she never had.

When James arrived, he entered our Men's Emergency program. Case manager Chiana helped him access healthcare, get his documentation in order, and apply for benefits. He landed his first job at a nearby McDonald's, started saving, and got connected to Homeless Court, where staff began working to resolve a suspended out-of-state license that had followed him for years — the kind of barrier that keeps people stuck, and the kind we exist to remove.

For years, Marcus managed his Type 2 diabetes through discipline and lifestyle changes, even getting off medication entirely. But when his health began to decline again in his mid-60s, the cost of insulin and mounting medical bills became overwhelming.