Lou Ness
Lou Ness has been working in service to people for decades. She has headed church-based programs in Rockford and served as Director of the Rockford Police Chaplains Program. She was an early pioneer in the domestic violence community.
A strong advocate for people who live at the margins, Lou has transferred her passion as a community activist to adults with serious mental illness who are homeless or at high risk of homelessness and families who are homeless.
Lou completed a 935.5 mile march from Rockford, Illinois, to Washington, DC, to call attention to poverty. The march began April 1, 2014, and was completed 81 days later.
Lou is an Ordained Deacon in the Episcopal Church and holds a Master’s Degree in Mediation from the Graduate Theological Foundation.
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Lou Ness urges NPR and PBS fans to fight back. -
Lou Ness is critical of our nation's current crop of leaders in a follow-up to a previous Perspective. -
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Lou Ness reflects on her losses in the recent election. -
Lou Ness has a new best friend — and her brain does, too. -
A cicada drops a life-lesson right there in Lou Ness' back yard. -
Kittens are adorable, but then Lou Ness learns about the dreaded four-letter H word. They're still adorable. -
This Perspective addresses sexual abuse and may not be suitable for all listeners. Lou Ness says she finally understands the chain of abuse that afflicted her family. -
A glance at the night sky reminds Lou Ness of our place in the world. -
It seems like a practical plan for Lou Ness, upon discovering a rodent issue in her home...
