The Untold Story of a Mom Who Built a Sanctuary from Despair—And Changed Lives Forever
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“It’s not about me,” she said. “It’s about the women that we care for and our amazing staff that does the hard work.”
A system that left women behind
Norton’s work began with something she couldn’t ignore.
As a nurse in maternal and child health, she saw women battling addiction who were doing exactly what they were told to do: asking for help.
But help wasn’t there.
“They were asking for help and there was no help to be had,” she said.
One case made that reality impossible to forget.
A pregnant woman, homeless and in crisis, waited months for treatment. When she finally reached out again, she had been outside for days, cold, hungry and desperate.
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