Summer Avenue-area women’s sanctuary will close due to funding woes
The Lisieux Community sanctuary, which provided support for traumatized women, will close due to lack of funds. (Mark Weber/The Daily Memphian file)
Lisieux Community’s drop-in center, which opened in 2021, has been a temporary refuge from the streets that offered its guests hot showers, warm meals, clean clothes and a safe place to rest a while.
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Aisling Mäki has been writing about Memphis since she moved to the city more than 20 years ago. She’s worked for print, digital and broadcast news outlets, including Memphis Daily News and Action News 5 (WMC), as well as public relations agencies. Her work has earned awards from The Associated Press, Tennessee Press Association, Society of Professional Journalists and Public Relations Society of America.
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