Growing up, I experienced and lived with addiction in my home. Addiction is a
destabilizer that robs an individual of their destiny, cognitive actuality, and life.

 

Living with a parent with drug dependency fueled my desire to help mobilize people who,
against all odds, are fighting to take their lives back, and in Virginia, in October of 2021,
that burning desire became a reality.

 

Who would have ever thought Sheresse Hatcher from Detroit, Michigan, would start an organization helping those with addictions? Honestly, not me. With 10+ years of sobriety myself, I never saw this coming. Losing my mother, Emma C. Louise, to a drug
overdose in October of 2015, changed my life forever. Looking back, witnessing my
mother go in and out of rehab and recovery facilities was heartbreaking for her and me. My hope was ignited each time.

 

Where my mother’s life ended, the Emma C. Louise Foundation has picked up the
mantle for stabilizing the lives of individuals who are choosing to take back their lives.

 

Our mission is to Heal the Soul and Dismantle the Hurt. Through community outreach,
health care initiatives, coat drives, backpack drives, and by vocally encouraging those
actively in recovery facilities, our mission has taken on a new meaning of healing, and
every soul we touch reflects the heartbeat of our mission.