Lucy Hall-Gainer From Atlanta
Lucy Hall-Gainer from Atlanta – For more than a decade, Lucy Hall-Gainer has assisted troubled women in Atlanta by providing them with a safe haven – the Mary Hall Freedom House (MHFH), named in memory of Hall- Gainer’s mother. As the organization’s CEO, she has helped more than 2500 women beat addiction and become self-sufficient individuals. Hall-Gainer established MHFH with just 00, two apartments and two employees in 1996. Today, MHFH has over 50 apartments and 70 employees to accommodate distressed women and their children. At age six, Hall- Gainer watched her mother die of alcoholism, inspiring her life-long commitment to helping others. An addict herself for 10 years, Hall-Gainer sought help and guidance to eventually end her reliance on drugs and alcohol. With several years of experience working with nonprofits, Hall-Gainer is now living her dream of empowering women and their children to break the cycle of addiction, poverty and homelessness, offering that same helping hand with MHFH. For more information, please visit: www.allstate.com
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