TRANSFORMATION DOESN'T HAPPEN OVERNIGHT
CORRAL's impact lasts a lifetime.
"I have a place where I belong and it’s here I have a family I can count on. I feel loved and accepted and I didn’t realize until today that, inside myself, I deserve to live."
CORRAL Participant
"CORRAL has absolutely supported my role as a caretaker and new foster parent. When issues came up, the CORRAL staff was able to help her and include me in addressing and resolving them - something that by ourselves would have been incredibly difficult. Our girls need safe spaces like CORRAL to socialize in healthy ways, learn vital skills and gain academic support on top of that. It makes a huge difference in their outlooks for the future; right there, it uplifts the communities they're part of because if they can thrive, so can those around them. It's a ripple effect. I can't imagine our lives throughout the pandemic without CORRAL."
Corral Parent
"When I’m at CORRAL, I can be myself and I’m free to face my problems
without embarrassment or shame. That was a hard lesson I learned much
later in the program. I was still getting better with coping and facing my
problems. I’ve learned so many lessons at CORRAL but one of the most
important for me is “self love is the best love.” My anxiety doesn’t define
who I am; I’m so much more. CORRAL makes me feel free. Bob gave me
purpose and direction that I haven’t found anywhere else."
CarsonCORRAL Alumna
"I’ve been in therapy since 6th grade but CORRAL was the only type
of therapy that actually worked. When I dropped out of high school and ended up being hospitalized in 2020, Ms. Katie and Ms.
Lauren would call me and check up on me all the time, to make sure I
was okay. Ms. Katie normalized asking for help and speaking up when
something’s wrong. They taught me tools that I could take home
and that I’m still using today."
MaddieCORRAL Alumna
"At my school most of the freshmen are doing bad right now with our grades because we're so used to not taking it serious when we were in virtual school. It was different for me because I had CORRAL to keep me focused."
A CORRAL Student
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