Mount Pleasant Magazine Nov/Dec 2021

49 www.MountPl easantPodcas t . com | www. ReadMPM. com | www. I LoveMountPl easant . com feature for her to have the test, and it was determined that her unborn baby had a hole in its spine. With this knowledge, the mother was not terrified when her baby arrived, and the doctors at MUSC were armed with the foreknowledge they needed to repair the spinal cord and offer the child a healthy and normal life. Khan’s next goal is “to have the blessing of a more extensive facility to provide better services to more people and to establish Shifa’s own soup kitchen, so that we can provide our underserved with at least one freshly cooked meal every day.” HOME IS WHERE HER HEART IS: SENIOR HOUSING AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT While Khan wants her patients to leave her clinic with their medical needs met and perhaps a solid meal in their bellies, one of Leslie Jackson’s first goals is to have hers stay awhile. That’s because she is the founder and executive director of the nonprofit Senior Housing and Resource Management, a provider for the Veterans Administration Transitional Housing Program. She comes to that task after two successful careers in the private sector, the first as a prosthetist, creating artificial limbs for amputees, the second working with senior citizens through her Assisted Living Locators. She and the officials at the VA were well aware of the many personal issues that have led to homelessness among numerous United States military veterans. They also understood that there are numerous reasons for Become one of our marketing partners. Let us help you grow your business! REACH LOCALS ADVERTISE WITH US! www.MountPleasantMagazine.com Publisher@MountPleasantMagazine.com 843-345-7012 NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2021 OYSTERS ANDMORE Shuck It! M O U N T P L E A S A N T P E T S • C H A R L E S T O N W O M E N NewWalls Luxury Renovation Biggest Hearts Mount Pleasant Philanthropy BeachTowns Life on Dewees Island