Kim Carter never had a chance to be a child. At a very young age, she was exposed to heavy drugs, violence and criminal activity. She said when she was a kid, they played around the needles on the ground. Carter became seriously addicted to drugs and alcohol by age seventeen. She ended up in and out of prison throughout the next twelve years. She had many sleepless nights and was completely homeless. While she was on the streets, Carter noticed the lives of those who were homeless too. The women and children who were regarded as invisible by pedestrians. Today, Carter and her nonprofit, the Time for Change Foundation, help homeless women reclaim their lives. The group provides housing, counseling and job training, as well as services to help women reunite with their children. This article was written by Marissa Calhoun on Sunday, December 6, 2015. I think this article is important because it shows how even the most negative times in someone's life can be turned around into being a positive influence on the lives of others.
http://www.cnn.com/2015/08/27/us/cnn-heroes-carter/index.html
It's fantastic that she turned her life around and was able to start helping those who are in a position she, too, was once in.
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