Byte by Byte Chromebook Giveaway
Sat, Nov 14, 2026 · 11 AM – 3 PM
MAAT Gathering Place of Healing, 1804 Martin Luther King Jr Pkwy, Suite 111, Durham, NC 27707
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For the woman who's tired of surviving.
She Speaks Community Co. creates healing-centered spaces where overwhelmed women can rest, reconnect, release emotional exhaustion, and rebuild through wellness experiences, restorative conversations, community outreach, and safe sisterhood.
You Were Never Meant to Do This Alone
Women were never meant to carry everything alone.
So many women are functioning, producing, caregiving, leading, showing up, and still quietly running on empty.
She Speaks Community Co. exists for the woman who has been strong for everyone else and is finally ready for a space where she can breathe, be seen, and reconnect with herself.
Our Framework
The Rest • Release • Rebuild Method
Our community experiences are built around a simple healing-centered framework that helps women move from survival mode into restoration.
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Rest
We create space for nervous system recovery, stillness, emotional safety, and permission to stop performing.
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Release
Through honest conversations, writing, sound healing, creative expression, and community support, women are invited to let go of what they have been carrying.
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Rebuild
We help women reconnect with identity, confidence, softness, boundaries, purpose, and supportive sisterhood.
Healing in Action
Our Programs
Free sneakers, computers, holiday meals, and classroom support — the ways our community turns care into something families can hold.
Our Community Impact
Care you can count
Every number below is a family, a child, or a classroom we showed up for.
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Chromebooks donated
All 50 refurbished all-in-one computers donated by Ray Rude of Ray's Furniture and More.
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Thanksgiving boxes
150 meal boxes for Durham-area families — 25 sponsored by D&D Consulting and Associates Inc.
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Pairs of sneakers given
Brand new sneakers given to children across our Kicks for Kidz giveaways.
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In apparel provided
Apparel provided to children and families across our Kicks for Kidz giveaways.
Happening Now
Two ways to be part of what's next
Our fall givebacks are open. Come receive, come serve, come be in community.
Harvest of Hope Pickup
Sat, Nov 21, 2026 · 10 AM – 4 PM
MAAT Gathering Place of Healing, 1804 Martin Luther King Jr Pkwy, Suite 111, Durham, NC 27707
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Upcoming Experiences
Our experiences are designed for women who need more than another event. These are healing-centered spaces for rest, connection, emotional wellness, creativity, and community.
GiveawayByte by Byte Chromebook Giveaway
Sat, Nov 14, 2026 · 11:00 AM – 3:00 PM
MAAT Gathering Place of Healing, 1804 Martin Luther King Jr Pkwy, Suite 111, Durham, NC 27707
Byte by Byte gives 50 refurbished all-in-one Chromebooks to K-12 students in low-to-moderate income households — closing the homework gap, one Chromebook at a time. The computers were donated by Ray Rude of Ray's Furniture and More, and every donation funds the next round. Pickup is Saturday, November 14, 2026, 11 AM – 3 PM at MAAT Gathering Place of Healing in Durham.
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GiveawayHarvest of Hope Pickup
Sat, Nov 21, 2026 · 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM
MAAT Gathering Place of Healing, 1804 Martin Luther King Jr Pkwy, Suite 111, Durham, NC 27707
Harvest of Hope provides 150 Thanksgiving food boxes — turkey or vegan — to Durham-area families. This is a pickup-only event on Saturday, November 21, 2026 from 10 AM to 4 PM at MAAT Gathering Place of Healing. Sign up ahead of time so we can prepare a box for your family.
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Community EventCheers to the Boss
Sat, Dec 19, 2026 · 7:00 PM – 10:00 PM
Juiced Bar, Raleigh, NC
A holiday party for business owners — good company, good food, and a room full of people who understand the work. Saturday, December 19, 2026, 7–10 PM at Juiced Bar in Raleigh. Tickets are available online.
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The Woman Behind the Mission
Meet the Founder
Marquisha Williams
Marquisha Williams is a healing-centered community builder, speaker, author, humanitarian, and wellness advocate dedicated to creating safe spaces for women navigating emotional exhaustion, survival mode, caregiving, burnout, and identity rebuilding.
Through She Speaks Community Co., she helps women move beyond simply functioning and into restoration, voice, softness, and purpose.
"Healing is not a solo journey."
Free Resource
The Strong Friend Reset Guide
A free guide for women who are tired of carrying everything alone.
Download this restorative guide to recognize emotional exhaustion, understand survival mode, and begin creating space for rest, release, and reconnection.
Download the Free Guide
She Speaks Community Conference · 2027
She Rises, She Reaps
July 16–18, 2027 · Wilmington, NC
Three days on the water for women who are ready to rise into what they have been quietly building. Save the dates — early details are on the way.
Community Voices
Women who chose themselves
Words from the women who have been in the room with us.
Voices are being gathered
As women share what this community has meant to them, their words will appear here.
You don't have to do this alone
Come as you are. Rest is waiting for you.
Step into the sanctuary, or join us at the next gathering. Either way, there is room for you here.