Trina’s Story

The Kansas City Star: We Help Missouri Women Rebound from Trauma. Everyone Deserves the Same

Article appeared in: The Kansas City Star | By: Trina Clark | Photo Credit: Adobe Stock (stock photo)

Many aren’t ready to take that step of faith, and in those cases, we meet them where they are by providing basic care and resources until they are ready for our program. For some, this means restoring dignity through the purchase of personal hygiene items and groceries. For others, we help them find medical care and shelter until they want to get off the streets for good.

The women who are ready to pursue recovery move into the Sisters of Solace home, where everything is provided free of charge while they work on healing from their trauma and rebuild their lives.

We call the women who live in our home our sisters, and we work to build a culture of family and support among our staff and the women we serve. Our home provides a safe haven and peaceful climate for our sisters. We help them learn how to do everyday life skills, from developing budgets to preparing food to caring for themselves. We also provide job training and career readiness classes, and we even have our own boutique and coffee shop, called Solace, where women sell the goods they make and run the shop. In turn, they learn about entrepreneurship, managing a business and business etiquette.