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Not My Song? Hip Hop Camp brings Joshua Station kids together
“That wasn’t the song I wanted!” exclaims one of our young girls with a glare. Her friend shrugs and then glares back. They are in the first moments of the DJ (disk jockey) workshop as part of [...]
Coming Home, Finally
When Sawsan arrived at Joshua Station with her three children, she carried more than just the weight of displacement—she carried the deep love of a mother fighting for her family’s future. As a refugee from Syria, Sawsan [...]
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Sawsan
When Sawsan arrived at Joshua Station with her three children, she carried more than just the weight of displacement—she carried the deep love of a mother fighting for her family’s future. As a refugee from Syria, Sawsan faced challenges familiar to many who leave everything behind in search of safety and stability. Yet, her greatest struggle was not just learning a new culture or a new language; it was caring for her eldest daughter, whose terminal illness had kept her in the hospital for months.
A few weeks ago Sawsan’s daughter finally came home—to Joshua Station, to hospice, to the embrace of a community committed to standing with them in love. Though the days are difficult, Sawsan does not walk them alone. And in the midst of it all, she persists courageously and with boundless hope. Read more here
Sawsan
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Jenny
“The moment I walked into my new room at Joshua Station I cried, just seeing the bed. I hadn’t slept in a bed of my own since 2018. At best I would be in my car for naps or hiding on a workplace floor, going weeks hardly sleeping at all.”
In the past year since that moment, Jenny Padilla says she is doing “phenomenal.” Working together with her Joshua Station Family Advocate Lauren Ruth, she has:
- Maintained her sobriety “I’d never go back to that life!”
- Made personal strides in therapy “It’s an amazing resource for us residents”
- Landed a good job at Mountain States Toyota and advocated for a raise “They’re happy with the work I do”
- Saved money and worked to regain her driver’s license “For more opportunities”
- Enrolled in college “I’m very determined and absolutely confident I’ll go all the way to my master’s degree in psychology”
- Become a healthy and loving mom “My kids give me a reason to live every day”
“I have such a beautiful relationship with Lauren,” says Jenny. “Before Joshua Station, I never had good relationships with anyone. I can tell Lauren anything, and she doesn’t judge. She makes me feel special; not alone. She constantly encourages me to do better. It’s helped me open up to other friendships, too.” Read more here
Jenny
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