Money conversations shouldn’t make us feel small. But for too many women, they do.
That’s what inspired Sherline Pierre, founder of S.P. Multi Services in Anderson, South Carolina, to create a project that replaces shame with support, and fear with confidence. With help from a $1,000 Kindness Grant, Sherline is hosting a Financial Empowerment & Care Event for underserved women and families in her community.
This one-day gathering will offer a mix of financial literacy workshops, mindfulness sessions, and personalized care kits—a holistic approach that recognizes financial well-being and emotional well-being are deeply connected. Participants will learn how to budget, manage credit, and plan for the future, all while receiving encouragement, practical tools, and a reminder that they’re not alone in the process.
The grant will fund event supplies, refreshments, and a local wellness facilitator to lead a guided mindfulness session. Each attendee will also receive a care kit filled with essentials like journals, hygiene items, snacks, and resource guides. These are small but meaningful touches that show care, respect, and thoughtfulness.
For Sherline, this project is deeply personal. As a Haitian immigrant, she understands how isolating financial challenges can feel, especially when navigating new systems and cultural expectations. She founded S.P. Multi Services to help others bridge that gap and be the kind of resource she once needed herself.
The idea for this event actually began with a simple act: offering a client a notebook.
When the client said no one had ever encouraged her to ask questions, let alone given her a tool to do it, Sherline realized how powerful small gestures of empowerment can be. This event is an extension of that moment, multiplied. It’s a love letter to women who have been made to feel like money is a source of shame instead of strength.
At the TDB Family Foundation, we support projects that help Build Thriving Communities, and Sherline’s initiative embodies that mission beautifully. By combining financial education with compassion and care, she’s helping women see themselves not as “behind,” but as capable and worthy of stability and success.
This is the kind of kindness that doesn’t just make people feel good—it helps them build better futures. It’s about breaking cycles of stress and disempowerment, and creating new pathways grounded in confidence, connection, and care.
We’re so proud to support Sherline and her vision for change. Through this project, she’s proving that kindness isn’t just an act, but a foundation. One shame-free conversation, one empowered woman, and one ripple at a time.
➡️ Learn more about S.P. Multi Services at spmultiservicesllc.com
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