Therese LeFever has spent a lifetime in the service of others: as a mom, an educator, in parish ministry, religious education, and as a social activist. She is program director at the Burroughs Community Center in Bridgeport, Connecticut, where she leads programs such as Our Woven Community. Our Woven Community provides local resettled refugee women the opportunity to become self-sufficient leaders, empowering them with entrepreneurial skills and economic opportunity. Participants create handbags, scarves, and a variety of other items from locally donated materials combined with fabrics from African countries, symbolizing the weaving of cultures.
In this episode, we speak with Therese about the evolution of her Catholicism throughout the years, the history and mission of the Burroughs Community Center, and how her faith helps her find balance and deepen her calling of bringing care, joy, and support to others.
