Plot Synopsis

Erica Moses, a would-be dancer with no family connections, finds herself fighting alcoholism and living on the streets with her newborn child after being left by her boyfriend. One ill-fated night, she takes refuge from the cold in an empty building with a handful of other homeless people and her life is shattered. Traumatized and now living at the home of Joan, a former nurse who has dedicated her life to helping women like Erica get back on their feet. Erica struggles to forge a new path for herself and soon forms a special friendship with Tina, who is a resident at Joan's House overcoming an addiction to prescription drugs. With the help of Joan's unique brand of tough love and the guidance of other women who have found new beginnings at the house, she eventually finds the will to live and learns the redemptive power of forgiveness.