Kentucky

Welcome to Refuge for Women Kentucky!

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Refuge for Women Kentucky 2026 Mid Year Impact Report: January-June 2026

As a donor, a volunteer, a sponsor, or a supporter – you are making an impact in the lives of women in Kentucky. View the Refuge for Women Kentucky Mid-Year Impact Report to see how freedom has been fueled and hope is being restored in the first part of 2026.

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INTRODUCING

THE GRACE COLLECTION

Every tile, every gathering, and every purchase is a reminder of what can happen when women come together around a shared purpose: creating hope, restoring lives, and making a lasting difference. 

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Events

Give270 Bourbon Raffle

Bourbon Raffles, Serial No. 015 offers you 25 chances to win from an incredible line-up of whiskey prizes! Each ticket supports Refuge for Women Kentucky in providing ...
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YOU can be a part of providing for:

  • The ONE that is traumatized.
  • The ONE that is oppressed.
  • The ONE that is in desperate need of safety.
  • The ONE that Jesus wants to meet!
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Stories of Hope

Celebrating My Life & Freedom: A Story of Hope from Kentucky

Be moved by this deeply moving testimony of resilience, faith, and the power of second chances. The author, a survivor of trafficking, shares her incredible ...
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Running With Purpose

Running is Katy’s happy place, her time to herself and to enjoy nature. She also loves setting big goals for herself in running and working ...
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Twenty-Four Homes in 2024

Dignity. The apartments that our residents are eagerly anticipating represent a dignified next step towards flourishing allowing women to transition back into life while staying ...
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In The News

Refuge for Women Kentucky Hosts Mahjong Fundraiser to Support Survivors
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WDRB Highlights Charleston for Change Fundraiser
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Refuge for Women Kentucky Opens the Doors to Emergency House in Louisville
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Foxwynd Foundation Donation Matched!
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Leadership

Deanna Lynn

Executive Director

Melissa Wallace

Development Director

Kim Brooking

Transitional Living Program Director

Anna Lauren Jacobs

Community Engagement Coordinator

Leadership

Meet Our New Executive Director - Deanna Lynn

She was the first Refuge for Women graduate to complete the one year program. This was back when there was one sweet house with 8 beds for exploited and trafficked women on a farm in KY. Since graduating the program in 2012, she has earned a Master’s Degree from Asbury Theological Seminary and has been a speaker for Fight the New Drug, National Center on Sexual Exploitation, National Trafficking Sheltered Alliance and various podcasts ranging from theology to trauma and trafficking…

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Brooke Gill – Executive Director

Brooke Gill is a nonprofit leader with more than 15 years experience building and leading statewide and national programs that strengthen families, support youth and build ...
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Melissa Wallace – Development Director

Melissa Wallace is a native of Kentucky. She and her husband, Steven, reside in Lagrange, KY with their daughter and golden retriever. Melissa loves to ...
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Peyton Goodwin – Transitional Living Director of Intake and Property

Refuge for Women Kentucky is excited to announce that Peyton Goodwin has been named Director of our new apartment complex! Peyton originally started her journey ...
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Julian McPeak – Lexington Community Engagement Coordinator

As a teengaer, a life-changing event in my own life led me to hold a very special place in my heart for women who have ...
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Rebekah Esterly – Transitional Living Assistant

When I was 18 I started working for a rescue mission in western Wisconsin, because I needed a job and they were hiring. At the ...
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Renee Flynn – Transitional Living Case Manager

I am a proud graduate of Refuge for Women! I’m also a wife, mother, homeowner, dog-mom, and many other things that make me proud. I ...
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Marcie Waters – Emergency House Program Director

In 2007, while in grad school, I was introduced to a new concept in ministry…taking the light to dark places, specifically strip clubs. Shortly after ...
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Local Board of Directors

  • Chair: Steve Oglesby, Retired VP and CFO of Baptist Health
  • Vice Chair: Steve Wilson, Retired Health Benefits Advisor
  • Secretary: Micki Thomas, Retired Yum Brands
  • Advisor: Kimi Snowden, Kentucky Community and Technical College System: Faculty Developer and Instructor
  • Advisor: Janet Sims, Retired Principal Consultant – Strategic HR Consulting Yum Brands

National Board Liaisons

  • Marty Lamb

Contact Refuge for Women Kentucky

Connect with our team to learn more or get involved
(859) 279-2096
P.O. Box 99 Wilmore, KY 40390

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