For most of us, home is a place of love, warmth and comfort, where we can be surrounded by those we love and those who love us. It is haven from life’s storms and the trials of daily life. But for millions of women, home is anything but a sanctuary. It is estimated that in […]
• Over 43 million women and 38 million men have experienced psychological aggression by an intimate partner in their lifetime. (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) • 10 percent of women and 2 percent of men report having been stalked by an intimate partner. (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) • 1 in 10 women […]
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Front row (l to r): Jennifer Seymour, Ann Denison, Liz Joachim, Kande DeGrasse-Steele, Jennifer Walker; Second row (l to r): Louis D. Bridges, Ashleigh Lamas, Henry Dick, Dewey Mason, Marcus Boudreaux, Bill Briscoe, Jimmy Spiers, Susan Hunt, Paul Tisdale, Larry Drawdy, Alton Bankston Ann Denison, treasurer and charter member of the Biloxi First Educational Foundation, […]
The pandemic may have forced Adopt a Grandparent Day to adapt, but the effort to visit, cherish and celebrate local seniors has rebounded stronger than ever. Kathy Rogers, who founded the initiative in 2014 and now serves as executive director, sought to address the epidemic of loneliness among the elderly. On Adopt a Grandparent Day, […]
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Here we speak with Elise Deano, manager of Ruth’s Roots — a community garden in Bay St. Louis. WHAT IS THE PURPOSE AND MISSION OF RUTH’S ROOTS? Ruth’s Roots is a place of peace, education, empathy, art and compassion. Its multi-faceted mission is to: 1) provide a free place for families to visit where there […]
Early in my career, I contemplated leaving. Thousands of Gulf Coast families were navigating political unrest, a housing market crash and the unrelenting annual assault of hurricanes. Every hard-raised dollar vanished as quickly as a bead of sweat on the heads of the parents I helped support. Henri Nouwen’s “The Spirituality of Giving” bolstered me […]
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A weekend of renewal for the mind, body and spirit culminated in recognition for winners of the Destiny’s Elite Girls Scholarship Project. Destiny’s Elite Girls is a nonprofit, student-run service organization that strives to connect community resources with community needs. Recently, finalists for a $1,000 scholarship were invited to the My Journey Weekend Getaway, held […]
