A Woman Worth Her Salt
Lucy Hall Gainer saw a need for a woman’s homeless shelter to provide addiction treatment and job counseling. She took a gift of $5,000 and did something about it. She is truly a woman worth her salt.
Lucy Hall Gainer, a former drug abuse counselor was looking for a job in Atlanta and saw an add in the paper for a job at a womans homeless shelter. She found that everybody there had an addiction to drugs, had mental problems,or domestic violence issues. They were allowed to stay at the shelter for 90 days and then had to leave. There was no counseling or help in finding jobs and living quarters. Nothing was done to help these women step back into the work force and resume a normal life.
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In 1996 with the help of a local business man who gave her $5,000, she opened a residential treatment program called “Mary Hall Freedom House.” She first came to Sandy Springs and rented an apartment to start the program. Lucy Hall Gainer said she thought these women should see what they were aspiring to.”If you never see better, how are you going to do better?”
She now has a program in downtown Atlanta called “Trinity Hall,” which is a housing program for women and children for up to 90 days to come in and be assessed for what they need. That is a beginning to an end.
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Higher Ground, located in Sandy Springs is for 60 homeless women who are single and homeless. There they have a treatment center, community housing, and independent housing. Women who successfully graduate from the treatment program and job counseling can live there independently when they secure a job.
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Gainer says she hopes for the time when Mary Hall Freedom House can offer child care 24/7 because these women get jobs at night and on weekends. She said the thing that holds the whole thing together is love. “Our motto is,”We will love you until you learn to love yourself.” In January she received the Martin Luther King Jr.Humanitarian Award from the city of Sandy Springs. She is the founder and chief executive of the residential treatment program.
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mmblxbx
On April 5, 2009 at 8:26 am
Good article
Joe Dorish
On April 5, 2009 at 8:26 am
Kudos to Lucy Hall Gainer. The world needs more people like her.
Christine Ramsay
On April 5, 2009 at 8:43 am
We really need people like her in this world. There are so many adicts and people suffering from abuse who need help. She really is worth her salt. A very good read.
Christine
B Nelson
On April 5, 2009 at 9:15 am
If you truly want to make a difference in the world.. you will!
Good link, an inpiration to others
Mark Gordon Brown
On April 5, 2009 at 9:33 am
I hate when people say “When I win the lottery I am going to help by giving so much of my money to charity”, if those people really wanted to help they would already be giving their money to charity, even the dollar for the lottery ticket.
Few of us earn our salt, or our pepper for that matter
Daisy Peasblossom
On April 5, 2009 at 9:58 am
Great article about a wonderful woman! Good work! (Mark, let not thy right hand know what thy left is doing when it comes to charity.)
Darla Smith
On April 5, 2009 at 10:01 am
Wonderful article! Thanks for sharing.
papaleng
On April 5, 2009 at 10:28 am
great article about one good lady that can be an inspiration to others.
CHAN LEE PENG
On April 5, 2009 at 10:49 am
It’s sad to see a homeless woman. Thanks for bringing up the attention.
ML Sheldon
On April 5, 2009 at 10:54 am
That’s an amazing thing that she did.
Good article.
Kate Smedley
On April 5, 2009 at 11:33 am
The world definitely needs more people like her. Excellent article, very inspiring.
Luffy12
On April 5, 2009 at 11:44 am
i want to help but im poor too! Luffy_12 on stumble upon.
Alexa Gates
On April 5, 2009 at 12:18 pm
good article
Crissleigh
On April 5, 2009 at 1:01 pm
What a wonderful way to help make our world a better place. Great article !
MrZebra84
On April 5, 2009 at 2:22 pm
The world definitely needs more people like her, thank you so much for sharing this!
Shannon Lynn Farlouis
On April 5, 2009 at 3:14 pm
Truly a heartfelt piece. Reminds me of a poem I wrote called Homeless.
Inna Tysoe
On April 5, 2009 at 3:32 pm
I am glad you took the time to write about this lady.
Inna
PR Mace
On April 5, 2009 at 5:34 pm
Great article about a women who is an inspiration.
Phill Senters
On April 5, 2009 at 8:31 pm
Great, what a wonderful lady.
Judy Sheldon
On April 5, 2009 at 8:50 pm
Very inspiring, Ruby.
clay hurtubise
On April 5, 2009 at 8:59 pm
WOW, what a woman! Nice article Ruby.
Thanks,
Clay
Eunice Tan
On April 5, 2009 at 9:42 pm
Thanks for sharing this inspiring article.
Karen Gross
On April 5, 2009 at 11:38 pm
Great to hear some good news.
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On April 6, 2009 at 4:04 am
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NA Staffieri
On April 6, 2009 at 6:48 am
People like Lucy should be recognized more. It is great to see people give back to society.
Wow, what just as little as $5,000 can start.
Jamie Myles
On April 6, 2009 at 1:05 pm
Great article about an amazing woman.
Resounding Glass
On April 6, 2009 at 2:05 pm
Great story. The world needs more people like her.
Thanks for sharing,
-Resounding Glass
Allana Calhoun
On April 6, 2009 at 3:16 pm
Nice focus. We need to point out more good things these days.
Ruby Hawk
On April 6, 2009 at 9:36 pm
Thank you all my friends, you are a great supportive group.I thought this woman deserved all the praise she could get. Just think how much better the world would be if we acomplished a small portion of what she has acomplished. It is such a pleasure to find someone who has gone above and beyond.
CutestPrincess
On April 7, 2009 at 11:58 pm
very touching story… im so proud of her!
S A JOHNSON
On April 8, 2009 at 3:27 pm
wow, that’s a really great thing to do.
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