“I want every single one of my clients to no longer need my help with computers. I want them to leave being fully self-sufficient and never have to look back.”
“Our respite is a home. That's exactly what it is. And who doesn't feel comfortable being home?"
“When everybody turned me down SUS picked me up and put the broken pieces back together. They gave me a new start.”
“All my life I’ve been helping people so I figured why not just be a Social Worker?"
“I’m on the Support Line for people who are experiencing crisis. It’s manned by peer counselors so the people calling in can talk to someone who might have experienced something similar to them and are able to talk to them in a deeper way than usual.”
“It gives me joy when I see someone come in and they’re broken and feel like all hope is lost, and you’re able to build them piece by piece back together and give them the confidence to move forward.”
“I like to draw and paint as I like to think I’m artistic; it relaxes me and I feel free!”
“The world often puts our individuals into little boxes and sets their limits. But at SUS we try to open the whole world to them.”
“Seeing people come into the Respite center one way and leave another, maybe closer to their friends and family, maybe more hopeful, feeling like, ‘I am in control of my life.’ – that’s really powerful!”
