i stayed here just over a month in the summer of 2...

i stayed here just over a month in the summer of 2015. i m Canadian and was staying with my mom for a while before she abandoned me at 18 and stole my phone, wallet, passport, everything. i just needed a safe place to stay until i could get a temporary passport to come back home to Canada.

anyway, i became very good friends with the staff (aside from one lady). i got to volunteer in the kitchen and help the cook out. made some friends with the other youth who had it 10x worse than me. some pregnant, some escaping abusive households. very sad but happy the covenant house helped the youth and me. they gave us food, clothes, a safe place to stay. also give us pads and cardboard tampons which was a huge plus. also laundry and computer access which was nice.

my case worker...? or whatever, nicole i think her name was, was very lazy and unhelpful. i just needed to meet with the Canadian consulate in Atlanta to get my temporary passport to fly home. i was only supposed to stay 2 weeks but ended up being over a month. i wanted to go home! it worked out in the end even if it did take longer than expected but i m grateful for this shelter and the short term friendships i made.