Close your eyes. Imagine waking up tomorrow with no car, no clothes, no money and no family members to call. How does that feel?
You and I probably can't come close to knowing-- unless we actually go through it--what it's like, but many women who've just been released from prison know that exact reality. Imagine being a single mother trying to get to work but you don't have money to put gas in your car because you spent the last of your money on asthma medication for your daughter and on rent.
While it's sad that this reality exists, it is hopeful to know that people like my guest this week Linda Armstrong Loop are advocating for and helping to empower these women to work toward their own independence and success.
Linda is the executive director of Dress for Success Luzerne County that is helping women, not only with clothing for job interviews and living, but the skills they need to secure and keep a job. And through their Project Clean Break, they are helping women in prison with workshops on life and professional skills and necessities for when they're released from prison.
Forget the frocks from the back of your closet, Linda recommends new or only gently used clothes from the past year or two, or a monetary donation to help the nonprofit pay expenses and keep doing the work they do.
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