The Restoration House (TRH) provides low-income, mother-led families with supportive housing, family advocacy, ally teams, and youth development to break the cycle of poverty. TRH has developed The Village, a 24 unit mixed-income restorative community in West Knoxville. Their values are restoration, community, collaboration, dignity, and reciprocity. They feel privileged to join unbelievably strong, determined families on their journey toward wholeness and restoration. The Restoration House is honored to be apart of the WFET network, placing a strong value on women and girls accessing post-secondary education. TRH provides scholarships and currently has moms in six different post-secondary educational programs including at UTK, Johnson University, TCAT, Roane State, Pellissippi and more. It is their goal to impact 150 families and 300 children over the next ten years.
From Julie’s Desk
In this month’s newsletter, we introduce Dr. Anna Lora Taylor, Assistant Professor of Counseling at Carson-Newman University, current Women’s Fund Board and Executive Committee Member, as well as the Chair of the Grants Committee. Having served as the former Program Director of the Women’s Fund from 2017 – 2020 , fresh out of her doctoral studies at the University of Tennessee in Counselor Education, Anna Lora has a unique perspective of and vision for the organizations impact in East Tennessee.