Lotus Community Project founder Ashley Vaala on the future on the Lotus Project.

The executive director of a Webster County women and children’s homeless shelter was awarded a Nation of Neighbors empowerment awards.

The Lotus Community Project, a homeless shelter for women and children that serves the six-county area of Webster, Hamilton, Wright, Humboldt, Pocahontas and Calhoun counties, spent 2020 expanding its services and presence in north central Iowa.

Lotus offers a ‘safe zone’ for women in crisis; Shelter served nearly 150 people in 2019.

One solution to homelessness; shelter opens after a year of community support, work

A year after plans were announced, the Lotus Community Project is ready for its grand opening.

Shelter for homeless women, children begins

Donation of a former church in Webster County will provide shelter for those who need it.