05/06/2026
Two years ago, something powerful began in our daytime shelter community.
Itâs still going strong.
Weâre celebrating the two-year anniversary of our Empowerment Groupâa space where women come together to share their stories, confront trauma, and begin to heal.
This group packs our classroom, twice a week, every week.
Led by Teresa Rolley (pictured here)âwho brings both lived experience and deep expertiseâthe group creates a space built on trust, honesty, and mutual support.
Here, women donât just receive care. They build it together.
Through this work, women are finding their way to addiction recovery, strengthening relationships, and improving their mental health. But more than that, theyâre finding their voices.
To mark this milestone, dozens of participants stood up in our community dining room and shared what the group has meant to them. They spoke to one anotherânot as strangers, but as a community.
One participant, Evelyn, put her thoughts into a jubilant poem. Here's an excerpt:
The Empowerment Group is what we are.
Two years in, weâve come this far!
We come in as pieces, now we stand whole.
Two years of pressure refined every soul.
We faced what we couldnât, turned pain into power,
Grew through the struggle, hour by hour.
We held one another when we almost fell.
That is the reason we rise and excel.
This is what you make possible.
Because of you, more women will walk through our doors and find not just supportâbut belonging.
Thank you for being in our corner.
