former addict became Change Agent to help "invisible people"-Bethany Wolfe 3rd

summary:
Kim Carter grew up in a hostile environment full of substance abuse. At 17, she took her first hit of crack cocaine and fell into the black hole of addiction. Over 12 years, she cycled in and out of prison, homelessness, and prostitution, eventually realizing change must happen.
 In 2002, carter began a nonprofit, Time for Change Foundation, to rehabilitate homeless women. "Homeless women and children- I call them invisible people. We pretend we don't see them. But I see them." The foundation provides housing, job training, medical services, counseling, and services to help reunite women with their children. So far, over 800 women
 Many of these women are formerly incarcerated with nowhere to go, but Carter and her coworkers meet them at the bus station, police station, hospital, or even prison. And many of the women working at the foundation have histories of incarceration and provide mentorship to new-comers. To increase job opportunity, Carver and the organization take full advantage of Prop 47 which allows qualifiers to petition to have eligible offenses removed from records.
analysis:
This is a beautiful foundation striving to make a difference in so many women's lives. Because society constantly overlooks them, they are denied opportunities to change and clean up. However, the Time for Change Foundation goes against the grain to aid and mentor them. These women are learning they can overcome their past and look forward to the future. I think this article was written to reach out to women in the same situation or to families who desire change.
http://www.cnn.com/2015/08/27/us/cnn-heroes-carter/index.html