Halima, a new community member at Windsor Heights, originally from West Africa, recently discovered New Futures and her family immediately became involved in a variety of programs. Halima, who had recently had a baby, expressed interest in getting exercise, but was isolated and didn’t know anyone else in the community.

Another Windsor Heights’ resident, Lisa, is a volunteer with New Futures’ After School Program. Lisa suffers from epilepsy and a variety of other medical ailments. Normally, Lisa is a gregarious person who loves to be outdoors, but her medical problems had begun to cause bouts of depression, and she was lonely.

New Futures Family Advocate saw an opportunity to help both women, and connected Halima and Lisa to one another. The two women have since became walking partners and, more importantly, friends.

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