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Title: Reading for support: a sister circle turns to book discussions as both an anchor and to uplift one another.
Author: Pat Houser
Publication: Black Issues Book Review (Magazine/Journal)
Date: May 1, 2003
Publisher: Cox, Matthews & Associates
Volume: 5 Issue: 3 Page: 43(1)Distributed by Thompson Gale
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In 1995, Vanessa Lance started a support group, the Women of Substance, in Brooklyn, New York, for those struggling with career and financial issues. Within two years, the group had evolved into a book club.
Preparing for the meetings meant Internet researches and visits to the library. At the meetings, Lance distributed a detailed outline of the discussion topics and provided copies of exercises gathered from magazines, newspapers and books relevant to each monthly topic. "The meetings became a one-on-one counseling session, and I was providing support to all of the members," she says.
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