My name is Priscilla. I am the founder of the You Are Loved Project 416 and a survivor-led peer mentor supporting women through transition, recovery, and rebuilding.

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My work is rooted in lived experience and years of informal and formal mentorship. As a young woman, I was part of Freedom Academy, a program that allowed me to travel across Canada and the United States sharing my story in churches, detention centers, jails, schools, shelters, housing projects in New York Marcy Projects, community banquets, and fundraisers. I have spoken on radio, supported outreach initiatives, and spent over five years continuing this work through my personal podcast.

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I am a survivor of childhood sexual abuse, domestic violence, and homelessness. For many years, sharing my story was part of my own healing. Over time, something shifted. I reached a place where I could hold space for others without being triggered, and where my lived experience became a steady, grounded tool for support rather than a wound.

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What I offer now is not therapy or crisis intervention. I offer presence, listening, and emotional grounding from someone who has been there. Again and again, the feedback I have received has been simple and powerful:

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“You were the first person who made me feel understood.”
“I didn’t feel so alone after talking to you.”
“Hearing your story gave me hope without pressure.”

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The You Are Loved Project grew naturally from this work. It exists to bridge the gap between crisis and stability by combining survivor-led peer mentorship with tangible care. Every mentorship program includes a Safe Start Comfort Kit, provided at no cost, because care should be felt, not just talked about.

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This work exists because I once needed it.
I hold this role with care, responsibility, and deep respect for the courage it takes to begin again.