From our city’s winter shelter to college! Every time I get to chat with this family I am reminded of the power of the human spirit. 🙏🏽🇺🇸🤙🏽Posted @withregram • @bellevuewapolicerecruiting This family of five moved to our state to escape a domestic violence situation six years ago. We met them at one of our winter shelters during our periodic walk-throughs, and we kept in touch when they were placed into transitional housing in our #community. With help from our officers and our friends we were able to fully furnish the apartment they were placed in that year. They left our city a few years later and returned again last year, again staying at one of our shelters. We were happy to hear they were placed in housing again, and through incredible donations from people in our community, we were able to get them a bunk bed frame, several books, and a refurbished desktop computer! Since we last saw them, the two oldest in this incredible family are now attending college hoping to get into counseling or social work! We had to ask for advice on how they were able to persevere in spite of the obstacles that life presented them. Their answer in part was, “You can think about where you came from, but don’t keep looking back. Just keep looking forward.” We have no doubt they will continue to do amazing things because of that mindset. Thank you so much for inspiring all of us. #bellevue #police #outreach #aloha #makeadifference