Sherry Bliss - Chrysalis Shepherding Home - S4.E155

Sherry Bliss, Executive director of Tri-State family Service worked with a board to plan the concept of the Chrysalis Shepherding Home, in an effort to find and renovate a house in rural Hancock County Illinois near Adrian, and develop a program to help the residents. Sherry sought after hours of volunteer time and donations of furnishings and money, the home is complete.

A chrysalis is a cocoon, the last stage of development before a butterfly emerges. The services center is located Carthage, IL is an effort by the Tri-State Family Services to provide a place where troubled young women committed to making a change in their lives can live, learn and emerge transformed. The plan began in 2001, and in 2003 enough money was raised to purchase the house. This is Sherry Bliss’ second appearance on Outreach connection with Debra Peppers she also appeared in October 2008 in the Season two episode “Tri State Family Services”.