“A Healing Home – Restored to its former glory, Oasis now offers hope to those in need.”

By Cathy C. Adams
Photos by: Jeff Wales
Portico Feb/Mar 2009

“The gracious new home at 1900 Fourteenth Avenue South represented a dream house to the young married William G. Robinsons when they moved here in 1892. Mrs. Robinson remained in the home for 60 years before selling it to Dr. Walter McCoy, who modified the original exterior and practiced medicine in the home until 1993.

A year later, and more than a century after its construction, 1900 Fourteenth Avenue again embodied a dream when Anne Bruno LaRussa bought and restored the house, along with neighboring 1908 Fourteenth, as home bases for Oasis Women’s Counseling Center, providing low cost mental health services to Biringham’s underserved women and children.
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Our clients’ lives are transformed through their commitment to counseling sessions with our trained staff of professional, licensed counselors at Oasis. Like many of our clients here at Oasis, we’ve recently experienced a re-birth… CONTINUE READING

What: Oasis Help and Hope Luncheon
The annual fundraising luncheon raises awareness of the benefits of mental health counseling and highlights the counseling services for women and children offered by Oasis. This year’s luncheon honors the Hill Crest Foundation, Inc. for their philanthropic contributions to Oasis and the community.
When: Tuesday, March 10 from 11:30 a.m. – [...]

Birmingham – January 16, 2008 – Oasis, a 501 (c) 3 organization providing mental health counseling and resources to underserved women and children in the Birmingham metro area, has announced its new officers and new board of directors members for 2008. Its officers include: President, Benny LaRussa, Jr., Sterling Capital Management; Vice President, Lessie Brady, [...]

In July, 2003 Oasis received its first-ever grant from a national foundation: a four-year $720,000 matching grant from the Local Initiative Funding Partners Program of The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.
Over 300 organizations from across the country competed for awards under this program. Only 18 organizations – just 6% of those who applied – were funded.
The [...]

What: Oasis Help and Hope Luncheon
The annual fundraising luncheon raises awareness of the benefits of mental health counseling and highlights the counseling services for women and children offered by Oasis.
When: Tuesday, March 9 from 11:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
Where: The Club – 1 Robert S Smith Dr, Birmingham, AL
Oasis Counseling for Women [...]