My name is Anita Craft, I am 60 years old, a widow, a mother of 30 year old twins, and a proud grandmother of three beautiful grandchildren, ages 8, 4, and 2. I am also the caregiver for my 89 year old mother. My family means everything to me. I struggled with addition in my early twenties. For years, I told myself I was a "functioning addict," but in reality, I was a very lost person who did not know how to cope with life on life's terms. After the loss of my father, a painful divorce, and eventually losing custody of my children, I lost myself completely to addiction and untreated mental illness. My addiction damaged my relationships, my marriages, and ultimately cost me my freedom. 

Today, I use my lived experience to help individuals who are reentering society after incarceration. I walk alongside people who are facing the same fear, uncertainty, and challenges I once faced.