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FOOD | ARTS | COMMUNITY | STYLE+LEISURE
ONWARD AND
UPWARD
STRENGTHENING FAMILIES AT PROJECT ROW HOUSES
FAMILY IS A WORD THAT CAN MEAN A LOT OF DIFFERENT THINGS TO PEOPLE.
SOMETIMES OUR FAMILY IS THOSE WE ARE RELATED TO; SOMETIMES FAMILY
BECOMES THOSE WE HAVE KNOWN SO CLOSELY OVER THE YEARS THAT THE
BOND IS JUST AS STRONG AS IF WE HAD BEEN BORN TO IT. ONE THING FAMILY
IN ALL ITS FORMS AND ALL ITS MEANINGS TEACHES US, IS THAT LIFE CAN OFTEN
BE A TOUGH ROAD AND THAT WE CAN ALL BENEFIT FROM HAVING A GOOD
SUPPORT SYSTEM AS WE TRY TO NAVIGATE ITS UPS AND DOWNS. IN THE SPIRIT
OF PROVIDING THE NURTURING AND PRODUCTIVE SUPPORT SYSTEM THAT IS SO
CRUCIAL TO ACHIEVING SUCCESS, THE FOLKS BEHIND PROJECT ROW HOUSES
LAUNCHED THEIR YOUNG MOTHERS RESIDENTIAL PROGRAM BACK IN JANUARY
1996, WITH THE HOPES OF BEING ABLE TO OFFER STRUGGLING YOUNG MOTH-
ERS A CHANCE TO HAVE ACCESS TO THE TOOLS AND RESOURCES NECESSARY
TO HELP WORK TOWARDS A BETTER FUTURE NOT JUST FOR THEMSELVES, BUT
FOR THEIR CHILDREN. FOR THE FIRST FAMILY ISSUE OF OUR MAGAZINE, WE
WANTED TO SHARE A BIT MORE ABOUT THE PROGRAM AND ITS GOALS TO HELP
THE DREAMS OF TODAY FOR THESE YOUNG MOTHERS BECOME TOMORROW’S
REALITY. AN INTERVIEW WITH STAFF AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR EUREKA GILLEY
OF PROJECT ROW HOUSES.
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04.20.2018
5:10pm
By Beth Levine | Photography by Collin Kelly
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