Caroline, Inland Empire, CA

Within a year, Caroline had gone from having it all together -- an apartment, a car, a good job and custody of her children -- to being completely homeless. Child Protective Services removed her children and placed them with their father. Caroline says, "I lost everything in less than a year. Step by step, the staff got me my life back. They were my support system. I call them Mom (all of them)."

Today, Caroline has a job as a Certified Nurse's Assistant, an apartment, a car and -- last but certainly not least -- her children back.