St. Luke's LifeWorks St. Luke's LifeWorks

Supportive Housing & Living Our Potential Bread & Roses
In addition to helping people exit homelessness through our Life Long
Learning delivery of services, St. Luke’s LifeWorks is dedicated to the
creation of supportive housing for individuals and families as the ultimate
answer to the problem of homelessness. Our five affordable housing sites
provided homes for 67 people and three families with six children.
James:
I was in the men’s shelter fighting
my bad habits and not earning
enough to be on my own when I
was offered a unit at Metcalf House.
Through Metcalf House I learned
about the Life Long Learning services
and began taking some workshops
and computer classes. It really
opened up my eyes and helped me
become computer literate. I also
formulated a plan for a job search.
I am grateful for the opportunity
I have been given here to change
my life for the better. Because of
LifeWorks I am motivated and
encouraged to update my resume
and find a job that suits me.
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Christine:
I came up from Florida when I
ran out of money and couldn’t
find work. I stayed with family and
friends who thought there was
something wrong with me because
I had such extreme highs and lows. I
was diagnosed with Bipolar Disorder
and then the DuBois Center put me
in touch with St. Luke’s LifeWorks. I
had nothing; no job, no money and
no hope and I was living out of my
car. When the people in the Gilead
program came through with housing
for me I just couldn’t believe it, I
thought it was a miracle. The Life
Coach at Gilead came and talked
with me once a week to make sure
I was doing okay. Then they told
me about an internship through
Life Long Learning. I began working
at the xChange Store earlier this
year and I still volunteer there. My
life is much more stable and I really
enjoy where I am and what I am
doing. I’m looking forward to
going back to school.
LifeWork’s Bread & Roses program provided housing for 30 single adults
and four families living with HIV/AIDS this year.
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Cedric:
I was an addict for 27 years and I
came to St. Luke’s LifeWorks after
completing treatment at Liberation
House. In the Bread and Roses
program I learned to accept people
where they’re at and I was encouraged
to work on my own character.
The Life Coaches provided the
time and resources I needed to
work on myself. In Life Long
Learning, the educator was very
patient and helped me learn the
basic fundamentals of computers.
As my confidence grew, I decided
to take an HIV educator course at
the Yale School of Nursing. The
speaking engagements that LifeWorks
helped me obtain and my community
activism led me to a part-time job at
the Stamford Health Department. My
future plans are to return to school
and secure full-time employment.