My name is Angilina, and I’m a college student at Dalton State College.

I left Angel’s House three years ago after living there for four years and it will always be home to me. Angel’s House was the first place I ever felt truly safe when I laid my head down at night. For the first time in my life, I wasn’t constantly on edge or waiting for the next thing to go wrong. I could rest. I could breathe. Angel’s House supported me, believed in me, and helped me navigate school and my mental health in ways I had never experienced before. I had been told for most of my life that I would never be anything or do anything with my future. Angel’s House helped me realize that those words were lies and that I was capable of so much more than I had been led to believe. One of the hardest moments of my life was walking through the death of my dad. Angel’s House walked beside me through that grief, honoring him and his memory with compassion, patience, and care. I will be forever thankful for the way they helped me process that loss and carry it with strength. Even now, Angel’s House continues to show up for me, checking on me, supporting me, and reminding me that I am never alone. The love doesn’t stop when you leave. Angel’s House will always be home to me, and it remains the example I follow for my own life of what love, stability, and belief in someone can truly do. You run for girls like me who were once broken, scared, abused, and completely alone and unseen… and who finally found safety, love, and hope. You run for me.”