'I faced so much abuse from my family of, like, every possible violent variety you can think of, for 18 years. And it just was not showing any signs of ending at any point,' said Rain Fletcher, who made their way to Boston to break free from years of abuse
Fletcher, who is transgender and uses the pronoun they, was forced to make a quick escape from their rural home in Georgia in order to break free from the years of abuse.
That February, Fletcher walked through the doors at Breaktime and, for the first time, there was light to brighten their path, they said. He helped to create Breaktime's multi-pronged approach in hopes of breaking the cycle of homelessness.
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