It is not unusual for them to be subjected to financial exploitation by people who use threats of physical harm to ensure their silence. Others are victims of self-neglect due to physical or mental limitations.

With diligence, determination and compassion, they respond to the needs of these vulnerable members of our community.

Home isn't a place. Home is the people who love you most, the people who will always love you, forever and ever, no matter what.

In the interest of ultimate honesty,” Celine cut in, “I’m pretty sure that everyone present would appreciate it if you two got a room.”
“I wouldn’t,” Dean grumbled.
“I am unbothered by displays of physical and emotional intimacy,” Sloane volunteered. “The nuances and statistics underlying courtship behavior are quite fascinating.”
The edges of Celine’s lips quirked upward as she met Sloane’s gaze. “You don’t say.”
Sloane frowned. “I just did.

I lie to her. Because this world is not safe. The people who are supposed to protect us, the people we are supposed to trust -- I know that sometimes they are the ones who do the most harm.

Lake breathed out a happy sigh as she approached the row filled with guns. "Matilda was my first, but ladies, you know how to make a girl want to stray.