When people understand and have empathy, maybe they will donate to the countless organizations that are trying to help people like Brittany, and maybe they will support everyone having a living wage.… Read More Why “Get a Job” Is Not the Answer
Originally posted on Facebook by Whitney Fullerton, Lisieux Administrative Assistant Today was an exciting day for Lisieux Community. We hosted women for the first time at the new drop-in center! Three women came and ate a hot meal, obtained clothing, showers, and left with enough toiletries and snacks to last them a couple of days.… Read More First Day
Join us at 2pm CST today for our virtual Grand Opening. Although it is cold and snowy in Memphis today, this is a splendid day for Lisieux, one that we have been anticipating for several years. Early in 2019, several members of the Board joined Sandra in her quest to find a suitable property for… Read More Grand Opening Today
We know the struggles of the women we serve and they are all different. Sometimes, the struggles are too much. We don’t know the cause of her death and we could speculate all day. But whatever it was, it was never her fault.… Read More A Death in the Family
By Sandra Ferrell, Executive Director This is the third post using art to explain why we do what we do they way we do it. This piece of art comes from Frankd Robinson, another local artist, and is made using found objects. If you look closely at the picture you will be amazed at all… Read More Our Story – Part 3
by Sandra Ferrell, Executive Director The second part of the story about why we do what we do the way we do it …… Art is meaningful to us based on our experiences. We can appreciate any beautiful art that we see. Then if we resonate with it, it takes on new meaning. This piece… Read More Our Story – Part 2
by Sandra Ferrell, Executive Director I want to tell a story for those of you who haven’t been with us for long. I’ll post pieces over the next few days to let you know why we do what we do in the way we do it. Here is a work of art by Chere Labbe… Read More Our Story – Part 1
May 18 was an exciting day for me. My son was finally able to resume his physical therapy sessions that had been suspended for several weeks during the Safer at Home initiative. When he first started outpatient therapy in February, I had been able to sit in the waiting room until time to take him… Read More Love Lives Here
by Sandra Ferrell, Executive Director I am anxious for us to move to the next step of our journey as the Lisieux Community. Over the last several months, our Board Chair has blogged about the planned drop-in center. She told about the rooms in the house, why each is important. The thing we haven’t yet… Read More Moving Forward: Survivor Advocates
Our work doesn’t end until each of the women we serve is able to pursue the life she wants to live and not the life that her circumstances have forced her to live. For us, that is the ultimate success.… Read More Defining Success
