Client Stories: Denise Wallace
 
  Denise Wallace is a 56 year-old mother of one deceased son and grandmother of three. She came from a family of 12 siblings. Ms. Wallace was in jail several times and served 7 months. She came to T.A.P because she felt it was her chance to regain the structure her life once had. So when the program was introduced to her, she graciously thanked God for Alternative Directions choosing her. Being involved in the program enabled her to properly deal with the death of her son, because he was incarcerated at the time of his death. The main thing she received from the program was an awesome person (Michelle Kelly) that she was introduced to.

She was someone who believed in her, more than she believed herself and helped her to regain her confidence and self-esteem. This time, Ms. Wallace took suggestions, listened and applied them to my life. She didn’t go back to those same predicaments that landed her in jail, time after time. She didn’t indulge in pity parties with herself. Today, she serves on the Board of Out For Justice, paving the way for those being released from incarceration. She feels better about herself and has a lot to be proud of; she’s clean and sober, able to gain employment and at present is learning to use computers. She sees a future that is bright and full of great things…one with a better relationship with God and being involved in her grandchildren’s lives. She 100% wants to give back to other women entering TAP. She knows a lot of them and would like to be their ‘shot of hope.’