We are often asked, “What’s a typical day like at The Cocoon?” We smile, unable to capture the complex experiences we have gained by responding, “There is no typical day, you never know what each day will bring.” There are days that the crisis line continuously rings,...
Even if you don’t own a calendar, you know when it’s tax season. From the do-it-yourself tax filing software commercials on television, to the sign-flipping mascots on street corners promoting seasonal pop-up shops. The “it’s tax time!” catchphrase echoes across the...
I’ve always dreamed of owning my own home. Yet, each month, around the time my bills are due, I get the same trapped feeling in the pit of my stomach. I’ve been dealing with this anxiety since I was 18, when I first started living on my own. Even as a 68-year-old...
John sat in the dark at the kitchen table, staring down at the two stacks of papers in front of him. Winter was upon them and the heater was running. “For how much longer?” he wondered as he picked up the most recent utility bill from one of the two stacks. It was...
“We were supposed to be safe there,” Melissa* whispered through tears. “Where could a child be safer than with her grandparents?” Though Melissa and her husband had divorced, she and her eight-year-old daughter Janie* were living with his parents; that is, until...
“I’ve tried everything and nothing works. I just don’t see things changing...” he boldly said to his case manager. Over the last few years, Anton* had been in and out of homeless shelters, struggling to cope with his mental illness. He often experienced severe levels...
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