Ashlie & Ash’Tonn

My name is Ashlie and I am 28 years old.  Before coming to The Haven of Grace, I graduated high school in 2008.  I attended Florissant Valley Community College for one and half years.  From there, I went to Vatterott College where I graduated with my Pharmacy Tech degree in 2014. 

I lived on my own with my son’s father and that’s where the burden and struggle that lead me to The Haven of Grace began. I found out I was pregnant in December 2016 and we weren’t seeing eye to eye about the pregnancy.  I lost my job in March 2017.  I wasn’t financially able to maintain bills on my own and didn’t want to become a burden on my parents and other family.  So I decided to do what was best for myself and my unborn child.  And that was coming to The Haven of Grace.  It was the best thing I could have done.

After arriving at The Haven of Grace, I maintained a job until the birth of my son Ash’Tonn, who is now 6 months old.  He is my blessing baby because I was told that I could not have children.  I feel that since I’ve been here I have become a more independent and self-sufficient person.  I’ve had a chance to start a new beginning for myself and my new baby with the help and the support of the staff here at The Haven of Grace.  I’ve set short and long term goals that I would like to accomplish like getting my housing voucher, finding a new home for me and my son, updating my pharmacy tech license, building savings, finding a job in pharmacy, and working on improving my credit.  My long term goal is going back to school to further my pharmacy career, being sure that I stay on the right path so I won’t have to be in another situation like this again.  Being at The Haven of Grace is a very good experience and learning tool!