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Our Alumni Want to tell you Their Experience at Our Houses
November 6, 2024
My name is Johnny and I was a resident at the King's sober living for 5 months first off want say my hat is off to these ppl that run it working with addicts isnt easy and helping them pull their lives together is even harder.As to my experience there went into not knowing what to expect but thought was going be something like a jail or something i've never been to a sober living house before.Was really surprised when I got there jail was the farthest thing from what it was.The house was huge clean environment the residents and staff were kind and inviting.So started off blown away from the beginning and only got better.As a suffering addict trying get clean for the first time, had no idea of how to do it or how to fellowship.Was guided on where to find meetings,what recovery actually was,encouraged to find and work a program in fellowship,work steps,find sponsor giving tools and resources to utilize during getting clean and starting my program.Those are just few things another was being held accountable to being sober through ua testing and such along with weekly house meeting to make sure place was running smoothly.Also while there saw them help ppl find work figure out how to get and what ppl needed get ids foodstamps whatever nobody went hungry regardless of your situation wasnt free ride but lead to resources and such .Basically all the building blocks needed to get your life together were available there to all as long as you put on the work and were clean and sober.Like i said was there 5 months and was able to manage from not knowing what I was going to do to now having secure job place to live and real chance at life and not sure would be where i'm at without King's house and staff there.So guess this is as much a thank you letter to ppl who helped me pull life together as a support letter for King's house
Johnny D.
I entered Myrna’s sober living home the day I got released from prison. I was able to parole to her woman’s house. The overwhelming feeling going back into society after 3 years in prison was automatically washed away once I entered the home. Myrna and all of the girls were very welcoming and understanding. It was a family feeling. We went to meetings together, had activities with one another and was held accountable for taking care of our responsibilities within the home and outside.
A second woman’s home was opened up a few weeks after and I was able to be the house president of the new home. All of this gave me a sense of purpose and love. Holidays with each other, meetings, dinners and so much more.
The transition from prison to the Oxford house was seamless. We were treated with respect and love. Going into the home saved my life and was a stepping stone back into society. I was able to get back into my families lives, they were able to trust me again with all the work I put in with the tools I learned from being in the home. Got great job as a case worker in a treatment facility and was able to help others.
Truly blessed to have the opportunity to be one of Mrynas girls.
Regards,
Kerri Sautter
To Whom It May Concern,
I am incredibly grateful for my time at the Kings and Queen's Sober Living House in 2012. Before entering the house, I had been battling a 20-year addiction, living a life of degradation and hopelessness. The experience of being there was truly transformative. The guidance and support I received not only helped me overcome my addiction but also taught me how to reintegrate into society with dignity and purpose.
Thanks to the structure and care provided at the sober living house, I found the strength to rebuild my life. Today, I am proud to say I have been clean for 12 years, and I know, without a doubt, that this would not have been possible without the solid foundation and lessons I gained during my time there. The Kings and Queen's Sober Living House gave me the opportunity to reclaim my life, and for that, I will always be deeply thankful.
House Manager 2024
Sunny P
My name is Sunny and I am 56 years old. In December 2024 I will have 9 years clean. I started out my journey staying with friends then renting rooms then getting my own apartment which I shared with my daughter who was in her active addiction. Needless to say I had to let her go and after 3 years of living on my own I got really depressed even though I was going to meetings and working a program of recovery. This was during covid and being isolated from the rest of the world took its toll, so badly I tried to commit suicide. Myrna was my sponsor and convinced me to move into her house on Churchill. There were 9 girls there at the time and they put me in the room with 4 beds. 2 bunk beds - I got a bottom bunk which scared me because I am bipolar and I thought, “I can’t do this”. I am going to go crazier, but they welcomed me, loved me and fed me! The house was full of love and structure which I thrive on and need to cope with my mentality. I got to work closely with my sponsor, I was waiting for disability so I had to do community service which got me closer to the community. I got to go to the rescue mission and feed the homeless. We are a women and childrens house so I babysat for a mother in the house while she worked until she found childcare. Then came the day when I got a job. Yes I went to work after all these years. I worked 6 months as a caregiver and my current job at Einstein Bagels. I have been there 2 ½ years. We have moved houses and I have moved with. I love being here so much. I am now the house manager and have been here 5 years. I love helping the woman come in and get clean and start a new way of life. We have one other woman who’s been here 3 years. The rest have gotten jobs and got their own places and grown up and moved on. Some sadly didn’t make it. But I get to be here - to be here for them all. Like Myrna and DeAnna , Paulie and Denis and the others who were here before me.
December 2024
To whom it may concern
I'm writing this to show my support to an amazing organization that I owe my life to. I will be forever grateful for Miss Myrna Winslow who not only gave me support and a place to live in her clean and sober housing. When I was newly released from jail and during covid when other houses were limiting their admittance. But Miss Myrna also had a long-standing rule where if you were coming from jail or a drug rehabilitation or hospital she would let you come in and get yourself together without making you pay any upfront fees and just a promise to pay and a promise to become productive as soon as you can . Because of that generosity and her organization's love for the newcomer. I have over 4 years clean and sober. And because of her organization's help at the beginning of my recovery journey I am now able to pay it forward and help other newly sober individuals through my work as a Certified Peer Recovery Support Specialist. I often think where I may have ended up if I didn't start my recovery journey at Myrna's house. I truly believe that I would not be here if I did not get my start there. Once again I'd like to thank DeAnna and Denis for continuing this vital work that is needed in our community and continuing the legacy and vision of a remarkable woman Myrna Winslow.
Anthony Germaine Smith
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