Category: Stories We Live By

Before coming to Maryland New Directions, 23-year-old Nasir had held a variety of jobs, but hadn’t found anything stable. As a new father, Nasir knew

In February 2015, Tonya was evicted from her Section 8 housing and became homeless. A single mother of four, Tonya had dropped out of high

“It was the best thing that happened to me in recent times,” Jason said about his experience at Maryland New Directions. Jason had what he

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=12KkzJiQjyI&t=1s Dawn’s journey from homelessness and despair to stability and hope will enlighten and inspire you.

Kweku sought out MND in August 2012 looking for structure and a game plan for how to enter his field in journalism and marketing. A

Before coming to Maryland New Directions, Johnny DeQuair had worked for 17 years as a regional manager with the same company. He had been in

David Parker came to MND in December 2011. Despite the employment barriers he faced, including drug addiction and incarceration, David was persistent in looking for

Before coming to Maryland New Directions, Sean was experiencing a lot of frustration in his job search efforts. He was working for a vehicle processing