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02: The Whisper of Hopeway - Betsy Blue

02: The Whisper of Hopeway - Betsy Blue

FromWhat’s Your Whisper? with Kathy Izard


02: The Whisper of Hopeway - Betsy Blue

FromWhat’s Your Whisper? with Kathy Izard

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Length:
31 minutes
Released:
May 21, 2024
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Like so many, Betsy and her husband, Bill, had a family member with mental health challenges and they could not find appropriate care. In 2013, it was difficult to even get an appointment with a psychiatrist and no residential care options. After visiting some of the best centers in the country, Betsy and Bill followed their whisper to raise $25 million to build HopeWay, Charlotte’s first residential mental health treatment center which opened in 2016. HopeWay now serves over 1000 clients a year and has expanded to include programs for adolescents, veterans and people with eating disorders.
  
About HopeWay: https://hopeway.org
HopeWay Social: @hopewayclt
https://www.instagram.com/hopewayclt/
Released:
May 21, 2024
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (9)

Welcome to What’s Your Whisper? With Kathy Izard. This is a place for people who love true feel-good stories about listening for a calling and exploring ideas about what it means to live a purpose-filled life. Author of five inspirational books for adults and children, Kathy loves learning about people who have heard that quiet whisper to do something that feels unexpected, uncomfortable and maybe inconvenient. Oftentimes we feel totally unqualified to do what it suggests, but at the same time, it is impossible not to listen because that whisper is so insistent. In 2007, Kathy first heard a whisper to quit her job to begin helping those experiencing homelessness and ended up raising $10 million to build homes for those experiencing chronic homelessness in Charlotte. Since that time, she has met hundreds of other people who have heard whispers big and small that all led to remarkable stories. These are all real people with true experiences filled with amazing grace. Listen in to hear not only what happened, but why people listened. Each episode will have you asking—what’s my whisper?