The Road Home

Category: Success Stories

Partnership with The Playing Field Helps Families

Our partnership with The Playing Field, a child care center on the east side of Madison, allows families at Fair Oaks Apartments to receive more…

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Overcoming Barriers: Ms. Thomas’s Story

Working with staff from The Road Home helped Ms. Thomas’s family overcome barriers, maintain stability and achieve their goals. by Ms. Thomas My name is…

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A Home of Her Own: Jeannetta’s Story

It’s no small accomplishment to go from homeless to a home owner. We are so excited for Jeannetta who was able to complete this journey….

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Optimistic for the Future: Rhonda’s Story

A turn of events left Rhonda and her children homeless with an eviction on their record that made it difficult to find new housing in…

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A Second Chance: Tawonne’s Story

After Tawonne got a non-renewal from her landlord, she found it difficult to find housing and ended up in shelter. Then, she was connected to…

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Healing House Helps Families with Medical Needs

Becoming homeless is always traumatic. For Shawna*, the mother of a teenage daughter and an infant son who needed numerous surgeries, it was particularly difficult….

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Moving Up: Creating Space for More Families

Moving Up, one of the housing programs The Road Home provides case management for, helps creates space for families currently homeless. Here’s one family’s story….

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Finding Something Better: Stormie’s Story

After living in an apartment with rats and frequent police visits, Stormie knew her four kids needed a change. The Breese Apartments gave them a…

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Paving a Path to Success through Heart Room

Through Heart Room, one of our housing programs, a mother and her four children have found stable housing and have the resources to set and…

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Formerly Homeless Mother Receives Scholarship

This month we got to celebrate with a mother in one of our housing programs when her essay about overcoming homelessness earned her a scholarship….

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