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I raised my family in downtown Durham, a diverse city, where I remain today. While some residents are still struggling to recover from the bust of tobacco manufacturing a generation ago, others are transforming the urban landscape for a new generation of families and professionals returning to cities. The well-healed and highly educated live beside the homeless and struggling, while costs of living rise and the desperate become moreso.

 

I've struggled to find a way of using my talents to help those who need shelter and comfort, but don't have the resources to get there. A Lotta Love, an extraordinary organization, is doing something amazing for families living in temporary shelters.

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We know, from endless data and studies, that our home environment shapes the way we're able to live in relationship with others, sleep, work, play, and care for ourselves emotionally. A Lotta Love is dedicated to raising awareness of homelessness in the Triangle, and transforming the shelter environment with the comforts of a beautiful home, one room at a time, for incoming familes. When that family is ready to move on, the room decorations go with them. Particularly for children and single mothers, this is a desperately needed source of comfort as they transition and are empowered to believe they deserve a brighter future.