Jenny turned to the Mission as part of her overall plan to take better care of herself.

During a session with a caseworker at another agency, Jenny learned that she could receive primary medical care at the Mission.

“It took me three months to make an appointment,” she said. “That’s what this depression does to me. I put things off.”

Jenny, a single mother four — ages 18, 17, 10 and 2 — says she’d have nowhere else to go for management of her chronic conditions if not for the Mission. She has been out of work and without insurance for a year. The combination of her poor health, unemployment and lack of transportation contributes to her feeling of depression, Jenny said.

“My situation makes my depression worse,” she said, “and the depression makes it difficult to do anything about my situation. It’s a cycle.”

It’s a cycle that she hopes to break with the help of the Mission’s staff and people from other organizations who are assisting Jenny in taking care of herself.

“I am grateful for the help,” she said. “Everyone’s trying to help me get back on my feet.”

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