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Because You Gave to the City Mission - Nikki and Her Daughters are Making a Joyful New Start
For six years, Nikki worked in a local bakeshop. She loved decorating cakes, cookies and other baked treats. “It was a very high production environment,” she said. We were very busy. We had contracts with local hospitals and grocery stores. We did wedding cake consultations, cake tastings and wedding cakes. I was good at my job. I worked at every station in that department: icing, set-up, decorating and specialty orders.”
Even though Nikki was thriving at her job, she was struggling with a drug addiction. “I was on my knees and I put my trust in God’s hands, praying to get clean.”
She sought help and found City Mission. “When I first got here, they showed me the living and dining room. It’s just like a house. And they gave me soap and shampoo. I was in tears. I was so happy.”
When City Mission opened the new Women with Children Shelter, Nikki moved in with her sixteen –year - old daughter, Mya. “My daughter likes living here. She still gets to go to the same school.”
Nikki joined our three-week Customer Service and Sales Fundamentals training course and graduated with a certificate from the National Retail Federation. As part of the course, she toured local retail businesses. On the tour at Shop & Save she noticed their bakery, put in an application and was offered a job. She is using her years of experience to decorate specialty cakes and icing donuts and cookies.
Nikki plans to move into her own place with her daughters. “My goal is to work, save money and get a place of my own. I like myself now,” she said. “I like who I am. I didn’t like myself before. I always thought my kids didn’t need me. Now that I’m clean, and getting healthier in recovery, I know that they do need me. They need me a lot.”
“God is so good. It’s been a miracle for me,” she added. “The Mission offers so much. There’s everything here you could need to get on your feet and start over. You just have to be willing and want to change. I try to take advantage of what City Mission offers.”
Because you gave, Nikki is making good use of City Mission resources to make a joyful, new start for her and her daughters.
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