Ms. Veronica Alston is Founder and Executive Director of Ruth’s Miracle Group Home Foundation. She exemplifies the characteristics of a woman who has served her community to improve the quality of life for women and girls in Southern Maryland and beyond. Her passionate devotion is to provide shelter for homeless women in transition from domestic violence; in recovery for drug and alcohol abuse; and completed incarceration and on parole for non-violent offenses. Ms. Alston has enhanced her skills through certifications in recovery coaching, wellness and recovery action planning facilitation, mental health first aid, and culinary arts.  On March 16, 2013, Ms. Alston received the 11th Annual Women of the World (WOW) Service Award presented by the Calvert County League of Women Voters and the Calvert County Commission for Women for her community service to improve the quality of life for Calvert County women and girls; June 27, 2014, she received a citation from the Governor of the State of Maryland, on behalf of the citizens of this state, and was recognized in a special tribute by the Nu Zeta Omega–Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority as the recipient of the “2014 Social Justice & Human Rights Awards.” August 12, 2015, she received the Voice Award for Consumer/Peer Leadership from the U.S. Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. Tel. 410-326-9170; Cell Phone:443 -623 -5469; EmaiI: ruthsmircAlegh@gmail. com www.ruthmiraclehome.com  United Way CommunityPartner and a Combined Federal Campaign Agency #24746