Katrina is a 17-year-old female client who received timely and effective therapeutic services that provided support for healing, tools for growth, and a bridge to stability at a vulnerable moment in her life. When mental health challenges were interrupting Katrina’s life in terms of her peer and family relationships as well as her academics, she…
Melissa is young teenager of Hispanic descent, who came to Aviva’s Mental Health Services and enrolled in our Evidence Based Practice (EBP) Managing Adaptive Practices (MAP) program in June 2022. Melissa suffered from depression and anxiety due to abandonment issues from her mother, and conflict with her father and sibling in the home. Melissa was…
Former Wallis House Resident is Thriving & Giving Back It has been almost three years since Amber McCline was a resident at Wallis House. Early this year Amber reconnected with Wallis House Director, Maricela Echeverri to reflect on the essential role Aviva played for her and her family and to tell about the metamorphosis she…
“Thank you, Aviva, for giving me this Transformation Award today. And thanks to all of you who have come to support Aviva tonight. I’d like to tell you a part of my life story and what Aviva means to me. I grew up in a single parent household which was really hard, especially because my…
Alyssa’s perseverance and triumph over adversity is inspiring. Alyssa’s experience with Aviva as a resident at Wallis House is one she credits with providing an amazing sense of home and a stabilizing foundation, rich with great kindness and wise guidance from Wallis House staff, which replenished her hope and fortified her determination to build a…
Hello, my name is Yesenia, and my story began three years ago when my mother passed away from breast cancer in 2017. It was during the first year after becoming mother-less – my first year of grieving – that I became pregnant. At the time, I was living with my father, but envy, and jealousy…
Aviva’s Foster Family Agency (FFA) provided services for two young siblings, Brian and Edgar. Once the boys were placed in our foster home, they both began to show behavior problems. They also had social interaction challenges with peers at school. During their stay in our Aviva resource home, they received FFA support, therapy and Wraparound…
Jessica was referred to Aviva’s Intensive Field Capable Clinical Services (IFCCS) program seeking help to overcome her depression. Jessica’s resilience and growth in the IFCCS program has been tremendous and so gratifying to see thanks to our amazing team. Jessica has been able to take in and implement some of the skills taught in therapy…
Karla came to Aviva’s Wallis House with her young daughter, Maggie, in 2020. While they were living at the Wallis House, Karla was attending nursing school and was granted a scholarship. After about a year, Karla received all the support and resources she needed, and was able to move out of Wallis House with her…
Evelyn came to Aviva in 2018, after being neglected by her birth parents. Evelyn was placed in Ana’s family in 2019, at the age of 9 years old. When Evelyn came to live with her new family, she was very much in the parenting role, wanting to care for the younger children and didn’t really…