Tiffany M deSousa
@tdesousa.bsky.social
Former Foster Youth, Adopted Child, Runaway Teenager | M.A. in Child Advocacy and Policy. | Creating a National Movement to End Youth Homelessness | Nonprofit Founder | Federal Grantee for Restoration of Runaway and Homeless Youth Emergency Housing
When life overwhelms... I take a breath, and Choose to Remember the Love and Celebrate my Life. 💕
January 27, 2025 at 12:45 AM
When life overwhelms... I take a breath, and Choose to Remember the Love and Celebrate my Life. 💕
She helped me find safe refuge at a youth shelter; she received custody just days before Christmas; she provided access to interventions and encouragement which changed the course of my life; she encouraged me to face my trauma and convinced me that I could heal.
January 27, 2025 at 12:45 AM
She helped me find safe refuge at a youth shelter; she received custody just days before Christmas; she provided access to interventions and encouragement which changed the course of my life; she encouraged me to face my trauma and convinced me that I could heal.
When creating a nonprofit, it was essential Andrea be a part. It is her legacy because I am her legacy. And I am here - alive, educated, thriving - because she believed in me.
January 27, 2025 at 12:45 AM
When creating a nonprofit, it was essential Andrea be a part. It is her legacy because I am her legacy. And I am here - alive, educated, thriving - because she believed in me.
There is a reason Love is analogous of Light and Hope.
Love breaks every barrier, even death. It can change the world.
This is why Andrea Viggiano's life mantras were: "Choose love. Celebrate life."
Love breaks every barrier, even death. It can change the world.
This is why Andrea Viggiano's life mantras were: "Choose love. Celebrate life."
January 27, 2025 at 12:45 AM
There is a reason Love is analogous of Light and Hope.
Love breaks every barrier, even death. It can change the world.
This is why Andrea Viggiano's life mantras were: "Choose love. Celebrate life."
Love breaks every barrier, even death. It can change the world.
This is why Andrea Viggiano's life mantras were: "Choose love. Celebrate life."
When faced with the ire of another or patience has worn too thin: "Remember the Love".
When you feel alone, lost, confused: "Remember the Love".
When you feel alone, lost, confused: "Remember the Love".
January 27, 2025 at 12:45 AM
When faced with the ire of another or patience has worn too thin: "Remember the Love".
When you feel alone, lost, confused: "Remember the Love".
When you feel alone, lost, confused: "Remember the Love".
December 3, 2024 at 1:51 PM
@clclfoundation.bsky.social Board Treasury Lisa Scala completed my intake after 2:30am.
December 3, 2024 at 1:51 PM
@clclfoundation.bsky.social Board Treasury Lisa Scala completed my intake after 2:30am.
My only wish is for others in need, in crisis, at-risk, or without familial supports, find these same #services & get these same opportunities to heal, grow, & become their best self.
November 28, 2024 at 3:55 PM
My only wish is for others in need, in crisis, at-risk, or without familial supports, find these same #services & get these same opportunities to heal, grow, & become their best self.
Hundred of thousands to millions of people that came long before me & those in positions of power throughout my life - SAVED ME! Changed my #Outcomes & provided the #Interventions I needed to become my best self.
November 28, 2024 at 3:55 PM
Hundred of thousands to millions of people that came long before me & those in positions of power throughout my life - SAVED ME! Changed my #Outcomes & provided the #Interventions I needed to become my best self.
I am grateful @clclfoundation.bsky.social received the same Federal Grant that paid for my bed when I ran. I will be at the National Grantee Conference on the 23rd Anniversary of entering the shelter 12/3.
November 28, 2024 at 3:55 PM
I am grateful @clclfoundation.bsky.social received the same Federal Grant that paid for my bed when I ran. I will be at the National Grantee Conference on the 23rd Anniversary of entering the shelter 12/3.
I am grateful to the Helpers I continue to find in my community. The unseen, consistent volunteers, #advocates, & leaders in religious-affiliated, not for profit, & County/State organizations.
November 28, 2024 at 3:55 PM
I am grateful to the Helpers I continue to find in my community. The unseen, consistent volunteers, #advocates, & leaders in religious-affiliated, not for profit, & County/State organizations.
I went back to school because I wanted to work at the place that helped me. I wanted to help others like me. I am grateful I was able to do that, on three occasions, as both part-time and full-time Residential #Counselor.
November 28, 2024 at 3:55 PM
I went back to school because I wanted to work at the place that helped me. I wanted to help others like me. I am grateful I was able to do that, on three occasions, as both part-time and full-time Residential #Counselor.
Andrea & the Shelter employees became people I did not want to disappoint. It impacted my decisions, keeping me from addictive substances, maintaining employment & my own apartment, & addressing my #mentalhealth needs.
November 28, 2024 at 3:55 PM
Andrea & the Shelter employees became people I did not want to disappoint. It impacted my decisions, keeping me from addictive substances, maintaining employment & my own apartment, & addressing my #mentalhealth needs.
Andrea, my #Journalism teacher & advisor on the school newspaper, received custody just days before Christmas 2001.
November 28, 2024 at 3:55 PM
Andrea, my #Journalism teacher & advisor on the school newspaper, received custody just days before Christmas 2001.
When I ran away, the #Shelter Program gave me more than just housing. It gave me people who saw my situation & reacted in ways counter to my previous experience & beliefs about help. I gained self insights, awareness for how my behaviors could be viewed, & other systems examined my case.
November 28, 2024 at 3:55 PM
When I ran away, the #Shelter Program gave me more than just housing. It gave me people who saw my situation & reacted in ways counter to my previous experience & beliefs about help. I gained self insights, awareness for how my behaviors could be viewed, & other systems examined my case.
Andrea Viggiano - there is never a day I am not grateful for this woman. As my teacher, she referred me to a local Outreach & #Youth Shelter when I needed it most. The Outreach was the only place I could access mental health services without parental permission. They helped me to stop #cutting.
November 28, 2024 at 3:55 PM
I am ever so grateful for the many public school #teachers over the years that supported me. My boarding school dorm mom bought me the Courage to Heal when I was 14. I think it's the only thing that kept me alive as my CPTSD crashed down on me.
November 28, 2024 at 3:55 PM
I am ever so grateful for the many public school #teachers over the years that supported me. My boarding school dorm mom bought me the Courage to Heal when I was 14. I think it's the only thing that kept me alive as my CPTSD crashed down on me.
My mother's (who died when I was 3 weeks old) sister & husband received custody just days before #Christmas 1990.
November 28, 2024 at 3:55 PM
My mother's (who died when I was 3 weeks old) sister & husband received custody just days before #Christmas 1990.