It has been more than a week since Debra West arrived on the doorsteps of her new haven, The Lighthouse Home.
Before coming to the local nonprofit rehabilitation home, West, 50, was incarcerated for four months at Fountain Correctional Center for Women. She had no job, few clothes and $8 on hand, so The Lighthouse Home founder and manager Vanessa Scaife Rorie said she knew West needed help. (Read more)