Special exhibition Highlights Extended family founder – Weis

Special exhibition Highlights Advanced family founders

Gadsden-Laure Clemons and their daughters were only a few miles from home than
They were stopped by a sheriff that redirected the traffic around a tragic
Accident. When Laure was looking for the rubble, her heart sank. She recognized
The back of her husband's truck. Your husband Jerry, a relaxation
Alcoholics, who had been sober for nine years, had done the devastating
Decision to break his sobriety. This selection triggered a chain of events
This changed his life and the life of his wife and daughters forever.
While he drove under the influence, Jerry collided with another vehicle,
What leads to the heartbreaking loss of a passenger, serious injuries
to a different and life -threatening injuries. Ultimately he was it
sentenced to six years in prison and Laure and their children to leave
Navigate in a new reality that is characterized by separation and uncertainty.

Laure was used in the dark. This painful day led her to work
_Tedended Family_, a non -profit organization that is dedicated to support
Families with the detention of a loved one. They swore to give
Others the support she needed so urgently could not find. Since
At that time her vision illuminated this more than twenty years ago
Life of thousands of adults and children who have been left behind when a family
Member enters the prison system.

Laure's journey is proof of resilience, hope and the power of
transform personal pain into a meaningful purpose. Through large family,
She created a lighting light for countless families
The same difficult way. This year Jerry celebrated 24 years of sobriety for 24 years.
It serves as a re -entry coordinator for the time for life, _an
Extended family mentoring program that is supposed to help other men return
Successful prison for their communities.

Laure and Jerry's story, together with the stories of several others, has
was mentioned in an exhibition by the photographer Patti Ford
_Journeys, which is now shown in Mary G. Hardin Center
Culture skills, 501 Broad Street, Gadsden, Alabama. Admission is free and
The gallery is open from Monday to Thursday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday, 10 a.m.
– 1 p.m.; and Saturday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Further information on the programs and services offered by Extended
Family, please visit our website, www.utedendedfamilyhelp.org [1].