{"id":13552,"date":"2018-07-16T09:27:12","date_gmt":"2018-07-16T13:27:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cubesmart.com\/blog\/?p=13552"},"modified":"2023-11-08T12:04:41","modified_gmt":"2023-11-08T17:04:41","slug":"inside-the-life-purpose-of-regina-ashton","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.cubesmart.dev\/blog\/city-guides\/dc\/inside-the-life-purpose-of-regina-ashton\/","title":{"rendered":"Inside the Life Purpose of Regina Ashton"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\nThis is one of a series of stories we are sharing to show what’s inside CubeSmart. You not only get a peek inside our customer’s storage unit, but also a peek inside what is important to them. Thank you to Regina Ashton, a customer of our CubeSmart store in Washington, D.C., for sharing her story with us.<\/em><\/p>\n

Regina Ashton and her daughter Zoe are new customers at CubeSmart\u2019s Upshur Street store in Washington D.C<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m in transition. We\u2019re moving out of our home and staying in a hotel until we find another place. I got a 10 by 15 and I\u2019m keeping most of our stuff in there for now,\u201d Regina says. \u201cIt\u2019s conveniently located, and they\u2019re very helpful. Plus there are lots of buses right here.\u201d<\/p>\n

She\u2019s been coming to the store on a daily basis to get what she needs. With late notice from her landlord, she\u2019s had no choice but to accept the situation, and she\u2019s finding the apartment hunt in this desirable neighborhood is taking longer than she\u2019d like.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m a single mother so I have to be very particular. I\u2019m not just going to sign a lease for any old place,\u201d she says.<\/p>\n

But Regina is used to handling such challenges. As a child and family services advocate, she works with women in D.C. who have lost or are at risk of losing custody of their children, helping them connect with the supports and services they need to make big life changes and win judges over. She started the job seven years ago and it\u2019s turned out to be her life\u2019s calling. She remembers the day she was doing an intake and she burst into tears, knowing how profound her impact could be.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou have to have empathy. You have to have compassion. You have to let people know that we\u2019re more alike than different,\u201d she says. \u201cI\u2019m a single mom, too. I\u2019ve been through a lot of what they\u2019ve been through and I become what they need me to be\u2014I give them a shoulder to cry on, or a hug. I help them sign up for mental health services, get them Medicaid, teach them to clean, to cook. I\u2019ll go to court with them, or pick up their kids.\u201d<\/p>\n

Regina\u2019s dream is to someday open up her own nonprofit to better assist women in crisis situations. Experience, she says, is the best teacher, and she wants to continue to inspire, motivate, encourage other women to push through the barriers they face. She\u2019s proud to set an example for her daughter, to show her what giving looks like.<\/p>\n

\u201cSeeing people change, really change, is so rewarding. It\u2019s not easy for me either, but I get my strength from the Lord. This is my purpose. I have a passion for helping people.\u201d<\/p>\n

We’d love to hear how self storage has positively impacted your life. Share your #HumansofSelfStorage story in the comments.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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