Two events on the spring equinox to benefit Sophia’s House
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Sophia’s House project to open Dec. 13
Sophia’s House, a project of the Center for Wisdom’s Women that provides housing and recovery, will open Friday, Dec. 13, after years of fundraising, applying for grants and renovations.
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Capital campaign for Sophia's House enters final phase
LEWISTON — The Center for Wisdom’s Women invites the public to attend a community celebration to launch the last phase of the capital campaign for Sophia’s House. It will be held from 2 to 4 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 9, on the grounds of 143 Blake St. behind St. Mary’s Nutrition Center. Food, building tours, games […]
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Center for Wisdom's Women fund-raises for future shelter, Sophia’s House
LEWISTON — The Center for Wisdom’s Women hosted its first of several events to raise remaining funds needed to renovate the former Saint Patrick’s Convent. The project, named Sophia’s House, will create a residential recovery community for women who have struggled with incarceration, drug addiction and trafficking or sexual exploitation, often rooted in childhood trauma. […]
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Sophia's House project receives $500,000 grant in Lewiston
LEWISTON — The Center for Wisdom’s Women has been awarded a $500,000 affordable housing grant from the Federal Home Loan Bank of Boston for its $1.5 million Sophia’s House project, according to a news release. The center was the only recipient in the Lewiston-Auburn area and one of 12 in Maine. The project involves renovating […]
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Center for Wisdom's Women at Nashville conference
LEWISTON — Five women from the Center for Wisdom’s Women in Lewiston were among 300 others who recently attended the Thistle Farms National Conference at Vanderbilt University in Nashville. The trip was funded by a grant from the Episcopal Diocese of Maine. The Magdalene Houses of Thistle Farms are for women survivors of trafficking or […]
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Student volunteers clean future site of Sophia's House
Goodwill Youth Build students help with an Americorp Day Service Project on March 10, cleaning the old convent — the future Sophia’s House — and disposing of trash from years of squatters. The group thought it would take at least three hours to complete the work, but they were done in two. Dianna Larabee, center […]
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Group hopes to open home for abused, addicted women
LEWISTON — First, organizers want to raise $25,000 to shore up the budget for the downtown Center for Wisdom’s Women drop-in center next year. Then, it’s on to raising $1 million. They hope to follow the model of a successful Nashville farm and open a house for women recovering from abuse, sex trafficking and addiction […]