Ron Senechal

“I’ve been here for four months. It’s more than just a home. I ended up here because a bunch of stuff all went wrong at the same time. My wife was in a coma and sick for 12 years and I had to take her off of life support. Then my son got really sick. I was previously in the Air Force and then later I had a job where I had made good money. Then I had tax problems and ended up with a lien. I lost my contractor’s license. It was devastating. I lost everything but I didn’t lose myself.

I managed to get my son healthy, I took care of my taxes. My daughter was in college, and I was even homeless paying my daughter’s rent while she was in college. Then I got sick, I had a stroke. I lost my housing, and I was in the hospital for twelve days. I was leaving the hospital with no place to go.

Then I got news of the referral to Motel 6. I realized the services here were incredible. I met with the case manager, got in a housing application. I met with the job coach, put a resume together. I ended up getting a job at UPS. Everything happened pretty quick.

This is not just a roof over your head, it’s an opportunity. I’ve had a lot of unfortunate events but I feel blessed.”

Ron moved out of the Motel 6 shelter and into his own apartment after five months.