Jenn West

Stories of Impact

Jenn West was a woman who built her life around her love for animals, working as an ER and surgery veterinary technician. But behind her professional facade, her personal life was crumbling.  “It was horrible,” she recalls, reflecting on the years lost to addiction. Heroin, crack cocaine, and whatever else she could find had taken…

Kendal Smith

Stories of Impact

Kendal Smith, 30, is a survivor, beating cancer as a young child and facing heart surgery as a teen. While his early life was rocky due to illness, when he looks back at his childhood in Dayton, Ohio, he smiles when he thinks about his mom.   “My mom worked very hard every day,” shares…