Sappho Reynan Fulton is a business owner and CEO who focuses her work on ending domestic violence. Through Womxn Beyond Borders, she provides resources to those impacted by violence. Sappho sits on the Board of Directors of the Delaware Valley Legacy Fund, has completed 40 hours of domestic violence training, sits on the District Attorney’s LGBTQ Advisory Committee. Her work expands on a global scale as Sappho is preparing to complete extensive research in South Africa Johannesburg to develop programing for gender base violence victims. In Seeking to complete her PhD in International Psychology, she holds a wealth of protentional for being our known success stories. What we now know is that South Africa is one of the very few standing countries that continues to support the LGBTQ+ community providing protection from violence laws. Sappho also is the Program Director of the Michael Hinson Resource Center located in Philadelphia.
What does mental health mean to you? What keeps you going?
This month is mental health awareness for the BIPOC community. As a woman formerly incarcerated, recovering from a 30 active addiction and a survivor of complex trauma; my life supersedes the statistics. Today, I work to build a safe space for others to live and to heal. I am an initiated Yoruba Priestess and I walk in my purpose -giving back to a world I spent many years trying to destroy. I am a mother of two amazing young women, five beautiful grandchildren and a very large and diverse community that loves and respects me. I work intentionally to create a safe space for others to heal as what I have learned is that addressing mental health concerns is uncomfortable for many BIPOC folks and we must continue to do the work collectively, and intentionally.
Our Sponsors:
Scattergood CTC
Reform Alliance
The Charles Foundation
Ardellas House Why Not Prosper
Bread and Roses
CEAL
Philly Counts
DVLF
Williams Way Community Center
Just US Lesbian Women of Color Support Group
Why Not Prosper
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