Seubert suffered a spinal cord injury during an ATV accident when she was nine-years-old.

One of Seubert’s goals is to improve her strength and mobility enough to take part in other treatments. “I would like to get to the point to where I can start walking in the exoskeleton because that would be freaking sweet. I want to have a little robot body,” she says.

At age 26 Amanda Seubert decided to sell her house in Denver and move in with her parents near Carbondale so she could dedicate her time and resources to improving her health. In the years she spent focusing on school and beginning her life as an adult, her scoliosis had worsened. She now suffered chronic back pain and a general sense of physical unease and it was beginning to affect her daily life.

Sandra

Sandra Lopez speaks to supporters at the 2018 Women’s March from the front steps of the church parsonage where she has taken sanctuary. She tells the crowd, “You never lose your dignity fighting for your rights.”

Rosa

Rosa Sabido entered sanctuary at the Mancos United Methodist Church June 2, 2017. She has been in Sanctuary longer than any other person in Colorado.

Sandra

Sandra Lopez speaks to her lawyer. There are 11 million people in the United States with no legal pathway to residency. Sandra has been working with a team of lawyers and, despite spending approximately $40,000 to fight her deportation, little progress has been made in her case.

A friend offered her temporary housing, which she reluctantly accepted. “I just don’t want to be a burden,” she said.

Almost Homeless

Laurie Nathe moves out of her Carbondale apartment on March 1, 2019.

Almost Homeless

Nathe struggles to maintain steady employment due to chronic health problems including complications resulting from multiple back fractures and a traumatic brain injury. “I just don’t feel like I am a good candidate to work for anyone,” she said.