In Texas, a rare program offers hope for some of the most vulnerable women and babies

L holds her baby at Casa Mía in San Antonio, which provides housing and support for pregnant people and new mothers struggling with addiction. Her son, who's now 2 months old, was born healthy despite L's history of substance abuse. NPR is not using L's full name out of concern for her safety; L says she was in an abusive relationship when she became pregnant. (Ilana Panich-Linsman for NPR)

The pregnancy was a turning point for L. She was in an abusive relationship. "He actually hit me when I was pregnant," she says. "I was like, 'Well, if that's not gonna stop him, then nothing is.'"

NPR is not using her full name — just her initial — out of concern for L's safety.