![In His Own Words: August Anglemyer](https://bfwc.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/August-e1571735617237.jpg)
In His Own Words: August Anglemyer
August has been a Building Futures client for over a year. Recently he visited us after an absence of several weeks. He was in markedly improved health. He came because![Linda’s Success Story](https://bfwc.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/Linda-Homepage-Pic-1.jpg)
Linda’s Success Story
When Linda came to live at Bessie Coleman Court, she had been homeless for over a year, having relapsed into drug use to cope with domestic violence and the loss![Goal = Achieved](https://bfwc.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/Natassia1-e1571734317383.png)
Goal = Achieved
Natassia’s spotless apartment and ready smile belie the Oakland native’s troubled history. She describes herself as having been a spoiled kid, “the one who always had candy for the whole![Welcome Home, Rachel!](https://bfwc.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/Rachel-and-Slick2.jpg)
Welcome Home, Rachel!
The first thing you notice about Rachel Jones is her sunny disposition. “I don’t have Alzheimer’s. I say I have ‘sometimers,’” laughs the attractive senior citizen. “It’s all the medication![Hard Work Builds Stability—With Our Help](https://bfwc.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/Mercedes-Alexander.jpg)
Hard Work Builds Stability—With Our Help
Arkansas native Mercedes Alexander had moved to Los Angeles to start a new life in a region that provided lots of opportunity–but where she had no friends or family. Marriage![Supportive Services for Veteran Families](https://bfwc.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/Ridgeway-Family-2.png)