Published August 19, 2021
What circumstances brought you to where you were before you joined Together We Bake?
Sara: I would say for me growing up wasn’t the easiest, but I overcame things others wouldn’t make it out of. I grew up with my mom and...
Published August 11, 2021
What circumstances brought you to where you were before you joined Together We Bake?
Kenzie: I relocated to Alexandria to be a resident in The Friends of Guest House program, at which point I was referred to Together We ...
Published July 27, 2021
What circumstances brought you to where you were before you joined Together We Bake?
Mia: I’d gotten to a place in my life where I had to change. I was tired of the life I was living, the negative things that were being sa...
Published June 29, 2021
What circumstances brought you to where you were before you joined Together We Bake?
Jannetta: I was bought to TWB through the Guest House program. I was basically just going through my days bored with no direction. The cl...
Published June 22, 2021
What circumstances brought you to where you were before you joined Together We Bake?
Shelly: I had given up on myself and life and ended up in jail 7 months pregnant and having to give birth to my daughter while being shac...
Published May 11, 2021
Meet Elice! Elice graduated from our Winter 2021 program empowered and motivated. She is a loving, devoted mother and grandmother, and she shared her kindness and compassion with her fellow Team Members each day. Despite he...
Meet Kia! She graduated from our virtual winter 2021 program empowered and ready to take on life! Kia gained a new perspective on life, enhanced her communication skills, confronted past trauma, and is stronger and more empowered than ever. We are...
What circumstances brought you to where you were before you joined Together We Bake?
Kanisha: It all started 4 years ago when I was released from Fairfax Detention Center. I had hoped to go to Guest House but wasn’t able to. Fortunately, they hel...
Joanna graduated from our Fall 2020 program. At the start of the program, she was shy and hesitant to speak out. Eventually, she warmed up to her team and learned to lean on the other women for support. Joanna is inquisitive, curious, and very sma...
Published November 23, 2020
Chelsee Wright graduated from our Fall 2020 class empowered and motivated. She is currently working towards a degree in hospitality management, with dreams of one day opening her own food truck. We are so proud of her ...
Published November 4, 2020
What circumstances brought you to where you before you joined Together We Bake?
Grayce: My circumstances before Together We Bake became a part of my life were. I was in a neighborhood I had never been before, surround...
Published May 12, 2020
Victoria graduated from our Winter 2020 class. She was a calm, grounding presence in the group and always knew how to make her teammates feel better. Victoria is a quick learner and talented artist. We are so proud of how s...
Published August 19, 2021 What circumstances brought you to where you were before you joined Together We Bake? Sara: I would say for me growing up wasn’t the easiest, but I overcame things others wouldn’t make it out of. I grew up with my mom and...
Published August 11, 2021 What circumstances brought you to where you were before you joined Together We Bake? Kenzie: I relocated to Alexandria to be a resident in The Friends of Guest House program, at which point I was referred to Together We ...
Published July 27, 2021 What circumstances brought you to where you were before you joined Together We Bake? Mia: I’d gotten to a place in my life where I had to change. I was tired of the life I was living, the negative things that were being sa...
Published June 29, 2021 What circumstances brought you to where you were before you joined Together We Bake? Jannetta: I was bought to TWB through the Guest House program. I was basically just going through my days bored with no direction. The cl...
Published June 22, 2021 What circumstances brought you to where you were before you joined Together We Bake? Shelly: I had given up on myself and life and ended up in jail 7 months pregnant and having to give birth to my daughter while being shac...
Published May 11, 2021 Meet Elice! Elice graduated from our Winter 2021 program empowered and motivated. She is a loving, devoted mother and grandmother, and she shared her kindness and compassion with her fellow Team Members each day. Despite he...
Meet Kia! She graduated from our virtual winter 2021 program empowered and ready to take on life! Kia gained a new perspective on life, enhanced her communication skills, confronted past trauma, and is stronger and more empowered than ever. We are...
What circumstances brought you to where you were before you joined Together We Bake? Kanisha: It all started 4 years ago when I was released from Fairfax Detention Center. I had hoped to go to Guest House but wasn’t able to. Fortunately, they hel...
Joanna graduated from our Fall 2020 program. At the start of the program, she was shy and hesitant to speak out. Eventually, she warmed up to her team and learned to lean on the other women for support. Joanna is inquisitive, curious, and very sma...
Published November 23, 2020 Chelsee Wright graduated from our Fall 2020 class empowered and motivated. She is currently working towards a degree in hospitality management, with dreams of one day opening her own food truck. We are so proud of her ...
Published November 4, 2020 What circumstances brought you to where you before you joined Together We Bake? Grayce: My circumstances before Together We Bake became a part of my life were. I was in a neighborhood I had never been before, surround...
Published May 12, 2020 Victoria graduated from our Winter 2020 class. She was a calm, grounding presence in the group and always knew how to make her teammates feel better. Victoria is a quick learner and talented artist. We are so proud of how s...
