Aaron's Story

Aaron has lived in many different environments over the years.  His Father died before he was born but he lived with his Mother for close to 10 years.

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Amy's Story

Amy Neeley has came a long way in Supportive Living. Amy used to have a lot of medications and her medications were kept in safe box at STEP with her health issues.

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Debbie's Story

I was born in Monterey, California on September 5, 1964. I was born with Cerebral Palsy. I lived with my parents until they divorced when I was 8 years old.

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Henry's Story

Henry was born with Cerebral Palsy, but was NOT mentally impaired in any way. In 1941 his parents were advised to place him in Sonoma State Hospital and never look back.

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Hugh's Story

Hugh was born on March 8,1964. At Birth he was jaundiced and was identified as having Rubella Syndrome. He was kept in the hospital for 5 1/2 weeks…

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Jason's Story

When Jason was about 7 years old, he started experiencing periodic anxiety and explosive behavior, which his Mother and professionals could not find a way to remedy…

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Jerome's Story

Jerome lived with his grandmother until he was 12 years old. He was placed in Napa State hospital for 3 years and then he was allowed to live…

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Tina's Story

Growing up, Tina Lived in no less than 22 different foster care homes. She was never in one place for very long because people did not want to “deal” with her disabilities.

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Olaf's Story

Olaf was born in 1975 with Congenital Rubella Syndrome. He is deaf, legally blind and has been diagnosed with mild mental retardation.

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Lindsey's Story

Hi, my name is Lindsey. I am an employer at Strategies to Empower People. I joined the program in July of 2009 after my company that previously supported me closed.

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Demond's Story

Demond is a Deaf-Blind gentleman who is employed in the laundry at the historic Sacramento Youth Hostel. Demond is part of a three-man team with Mai and Kenny, with Vocational Coach Steve Lantz.

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Scott's Story

Scott is a gentleman diagnosed with Usher’s Syndrome. He was born with hearing and sight, but at the age of nine Scott’s parents were informed that due to a genetic disorder, Usher Syndrome…

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