The Love Project

TLP is in need of SHOES this week! Gently used tennis shoes or comfortable sandals. If you can get them to us by Wednesday night that would be amazing but we need them all of the time. We have a drop off location in East Memphis and one in Berclair. If you can’t get to one of those locations we can try to find a volunteer to pick them up. Message us for details. We are also in need of athletic shorts, capri leggings, and tee shirts. Also, we ALWAYS need items for care bags and they can be purchased here: https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/14A6E9OOKNMUY?ref_=wl_share
Thank you so much for loving the forgotten women of Memphis. ❤️

One of our sweet clients gave us these flowers a few weeks ago. She said they were the prettiest ones on the bush. ❤️

Big Bertha is back on the road! Thank you to all of the generous donors who helped bail her out of the hospital. The old girl is feeling like a spring chicken 🐓.

A Step Ahead Foundation popped up during street outreach to bring us some Narcan and condoms and we are so grateful. 🙏🏼❤️

We served 79 beautiful women tonight. Because of your donations, they were able to receive a clothing bundle, new underwear, sunglasses, sunscreen, mosquito bands, and a hot meal along with all of the usual weekly necessities. 🌸🌻

This week’s biggest needs are mosquito bands, bottled water & tennis shoes (or sandals). We are also still in desperate need of summer clothing (athletic shorts, capri leggings, tee shirts). You can also help with weekly care bag needs here: https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/14A6E9OOKNMUY?ref_=wl_share

Thank you for helping us love on the women of Memphis. 🥰

Work in the storage units today. Can’t wait until we have our own building! With air conditioning! 😊

Donate to Keep The Love Project Rolling on Summer Avenue, organized by Whitney Fullerton The Love Project serves 75-95 women each and every week on Summer Ave… Whitney Fullerton needs your support for Keep The Love Project Rolling on Summer Avenue

Sasha* wrote a note on a piece of paper asking if she could take a care bag to her sister. I wrote back that a woman must be present in order to receive items. Sasha is one of our deaf clients.

Che* wanted to speak to me privately. She has been in jail for the past month and is starting over with nothing. She needs clothes. I noticed that she had tissue packed into her ear yet liquid was still seeping out. Her face was also swollen. She told me that she has had a hole in her eardrum for 6 years and she hasn’t been able to get much help because she doesn’t have insurance.

Layla* took one of the volunteers aside to talk. I noticed a guy following close behind. He wouldn’t let her out of his sight. She wants help for domestic violence. She said she will come back next week for a list of resources. She is a beautiful, funny woman but her spirit is tired.

I met a new client, Keva*, who is interested in getting sober. She has been to treatment before and is considering going again.

“I don’t wanna be that person that goes in and out of rehab over and over. I just wanna do it for the second time and be done with it.” I told her, “As long as you try it doesn’t matter how many times it takes because that was me and I got better and I started this (The Love Project).” She looked up at me with surprise and said, “You started this?”

I said, “Yes. Your experience is going to make you uniquely useful to other women. The worst things that you’ve ever done are gonna be the most helpful to other women. You’ll be able to look at them and tell them ‘I did that too’. Don’t let that shame keep you from getting help.” She wasn’t ready to go anywhere tonight but we will bring her resources next week.

Miss Jay* walked up tonight, using her walker. We have mentioned her before. She walks blocks to get to us each Thursday and crosses busy Summer Avenue as part of her journey. To use the crosswalk would mean a longer walk and Miss Jay can’t afford those extra steps. I found a high visibility vest that someone was getting rid of and gave it to her tonight. I told her she could wear it or put it on her walker, whatever she wants to do. She put it on right then. Now, when she crosses the street, she will be a little safer.

Tonight was a busy night. We served 79 women! There was fruit, hot dogs, slaw, chips, and brownies to fill hungry bellies along with the usual weekly offerings of care bags, water, and feminine supplies.

None of this would be possible without the support of the community. Serving 75-95 women each week is huge and takes countless volunteer hours as well as countless donations. The impact that it makes is undeniable. Thank you from the bottom of our hearts for caring about the women we serve and helping them to know they are not alone.

This week we are in desperate need of size small and medium summer clothing. Please message us if you have any to donate. Also, one of the photos shows all of the volunteers tonight with some hand fans that were donated. Those will come in very handy this summer if you have any lying around.

❤️- whitney
TLP

👚🧢 Calling all closet overachievers!! 👕🩳

We’re looking for donations of clean, gently used athletic shorts, leggings, athletic tops/tanks, t-shirts, and casual clothing for the women we serve. If your clothes have become permanent residents of the “I’ll wear it someday” pile, consider giving them a new purpose!

Seeking size Small and Medium::
✅ Leggings
✅Athletic Shorts
✅Tank tops/athletic tops
✅ T-shirts

Help us turn your “I might wear this someday” into “This is what I needed” for our community while creating a little extra closet space for yourself. Win-win!!

Message us, we’re glad to provide a drop off address or coordinate with you to pick up. Thanks for all you do for The Love Project 🧡

Today, The Love Project would like to recognize and celebrate our incredible partnership with Sister Supply .

Since our founding, Sister Supply has generously provided thousands of feminine hygiene products that have gone directly into the hands of women we serve. Beyond their support of our organization, they have distributed hundreds of thousands of products to underserved schools and nonprofits throughout the Memphis community, ensuring that women and girls have access to essential resources.

Today, we received our final donation of supplies as Sister Supply closes its doors.

To everyone at Sister Supply: thank you for your unwavering commitment to serving women in Memphis. Your generosity, compassion, and dedication have made a lasting impact on countless lives. Your legacy will continue through every woman and girl you have helped along the way.
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You can help us in our effort to help women survive with dignity here: https://www.zeffy.com/en-US/donation-form/the-love-project
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Thank you WREG News Channel 3 for the spotlight. We ❤️ the women we serve.

Throughout the city of Memphis, some women are in dire need.

Those needs could be housing, food, or just an ear to listen.

In today’s Bright Spot, WREG’s Quametra Wilborn will introduce you to an organization that shows up to fill those needs with a little love.

Here's the story: https://wreg.com/news/bright-spot/local-group-initiative-offers-lifeline-to-women-in-need/