Meet our founder

Hi, I’m Lisa Fry

A Transformational Life Coach with over 20 years of experience in life coaching and mentoring.

A Little About My Story

My mother left when I was 2 years old. My father suffered with severe alcohol and gambling addictions.

This essentially forced me to take care of myself from the age of 9.

By 12 years old, I had attempted suicide. Soon after, I was introduced to drugs and alcohol.

At age 16, my father was brutally murdered, and the story hit major headlines. 

A few years later, my brother took his own life. 

BI suffered with depression, alcohol abuse, I was barely living.

Then, one day, I was invited to a women’s study group, and I had an encounter with God. I felt him speaking to me as he guided me to my purpose. I rose from the floor healed, without the pain that symbolized my life.

I realized I went through these things and made it to this day to fulfill my purpose. To become a guide and role model for those with similar experiences, those that need a helping hand and a guide. Those who have no

choice but to deal with the cards they’ve been dealt.

Because, growing up, I never had any role models in my life. I spent my life isolated and learning by trial and error.

After all that I went through to find my purpose, I want to help others, so their journey is not as

challenging as mine. 

That’s my passion and my purpose. My heart aches with the thought of the many

children and young adults going through what I did with no support or guidance.

I want to be the person I wish I had growing up. Pain 2 Purpose will be the organization that

I needed when I was lost.

 That is my legacy and guiding light for the future. Pain2Purpose was founded in 1995 by a group of community members who recognized the need for a local organization dedicated to helping homeless individuals. 

Since then, we have grown into a thriving nonprofit, serving hundreds of individuals each year.