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someone who both has the heart and has exemplified for me like turning desire into reality. Um, in in wanting to create community is one person who I got to work really closely with in launching an organization three hours away from Chicago down in Indianapolis. an initiative that she chose to call Project Leah. And Elizabeth Wallen, I feel, is someone who so authentically paid attention to this issue of there not being supportive programs and resources for women coming out of prison, coming out of um the women's prison in Indianapolis, and then wanting to do something about it.

And I will not forget I can't forget that like that call that I got when I was still working at Carara where it was Elizabeth asking for support around like what would it take to start a program or something like you're doing at Carara to provide that for the women here that don't have very much that's offered to them. There are some really um amazing things with project Leah and I felt very honored to welcome and accompany Elizabeth on that journey.