Everyone Deserves a Safe Space to Heal

At Life Again, we provide shelter, support, and a path to recovery for women and young people facing substance use and mental health challenges. With compassion and care, we help them reclaim their lives with dignity and hope.

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About Life Again

Life Again is more than just a shelter — it's a second chance at life.

Founded in 2022 by Mariella Uwimana, a survivor of the 1994 Rwandan Genocide, Life Again is a nonprofit organization dedicated to helping individuals, especially women and young people, overcome substance use and mental health challenges.

Mariella’s personal journey from homelessness to healing fuels our mission: to provide safe, compassionate spaces where those struggling with addiction and trauma can find hope, healing, and a path forward. Drawing from lived experience, our approach is trauma-informed, gender-responsive, and rooted in dignity.

Through transitional shelter, therapy, recovery workshops, and community empowerment programs, we support our clients every step of the way — from crisis to confidence, from survival to stability.

Mission

To empower individuals in recovery from substance use through compassionate care, gender-responsive treatment, and safe transitional shelter.

Vision

A world where everyone affected by substance abuse has access to healing, housing, and hope for lasting recovery.

Our

Core Objectives

Provide safe, short-term shelter as part of the recovery journey for individuals affected by substance abuse, with a focus on women and young people.     

Promote long-term recovery through life skills, peer support, and community reintegration, ensuring sustainable healing beyond treatment.

Advocate for equity, raise awareness, and build partnerships that expand access to care and reduce stigma around substance abuse and mental health.

Core Programs and Projects

Offers individualized, trauma-informed substance use and mental health treatment services, including therapy, group support, and dual-diagnosis care—especially for

Provides safe, substance-free short-term accommodation for individuals in recovery, addressing homelessness and creating a stable environment for healing.

Equips individuals with the skills needed for sustainable recovery and reintegration into society through vocational training, mentorship, parenting support, and job readiness.

Engages the public through prevention campaigns, education workshops, stigma reduction initiatives, and policy advocacy focused on equitable access to care and treatment.

At Life Again, we go beyond basic shelter — our trauma-informed, gender-responsive services are designed to heal the whole person. From safe housing to peer-led recovery and life skills training, we offer a holistic path to lasting transformation.

What Makes Life Again Unique

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