All humans have four basic desires: to be seen, to be heard, to be held, to be celebrated. In these pages, we see, we hear, and we...

narrative by RR alumna, age 22; photo of RR residents, 2017 I was put into foster care at the age of 5 because I had abusive parents and...

poetry and paintings by RR alumna, age 21 I could gather every picture we ever captured together or with one another. I could collect all...

narrative by RR alumna, age 21; image of RR alumna during filming of RR documentary, 2023 Trauma entered my life, beating in at an age that I cannot even remember. According to many trauma therapists I have had, trauma can begin as young as the age when we grow in our mother’s bellies. This is because as babies in the womb, we feel what our mom is going through. The first seven years of my upbringing were witnessing domestic violence, until mom left. From 7-14 years old, I wa

narrative by RR alumna, age 20; photo of RR resident at equine therapy It all starts when I'm a kid at home with my parents. When I was a...

narrative by RR alumna, age 20; photo of RR survivor at successful discharge 'graduation' ceremony Dear Aveda Admissions Team, I am...

narrative by RR alumna, age 20; photo of RR resident at Denver Botanic Gardens, 2019 *trigger warning - suicide Self harm is a very...

narrative by RR alumna, age 20; infographic from survivors group at RR I was in ninth grade when I started getting bullied so I stopped...

poem by RR resident, age 16; photo of RR residents at pro bono photo shoot at Red Rocks *trigger warning - suicide I am a person of...

*photo of RR resident on hike; paper by RR founding director Gillian Wood As both chemical dependency and prostitution are behavioral...

*photo of RR resident at Denver Womxn's March, 2019 Research indicates that 71% of trafficked women report at least one pregnancy while...

*photo of RR residents at Denver Pride, 2019; narrative by founder Gillian Wood, 2022 Sexual exploitation is inherently a system of...

*artwork by RR resident, age 17yo; paper by RR founding director Gillian Wood Dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) has emerged as a gold...

narrative by Founding Director, Gillian Wood, 2018 I have seen what the devil’s playground of humanity does to little girls. I have seen...

narrative by RR alumna, age 19yo; photo of MSW residential staff on hike with RR resident, 2018 Being an ex foster youth of seven years,...

~ poem by RR resident, age 17; photo from Pink concert with RR residents, Denver, 2019 Like a sinking weight on my chest, I feel so...