STARKVILLE, Miss. (WCBI) A Starkville resident is turning her pain into purpose.

Saperior Patton is the Founder and President of the non-profit organization called the Safe Place Foundation.

The non-profit organization held a “Community Wash” Day.

This allowed Starkville Residents and Mississippi State University students to use washers, dryers, and laundry detergent for free.

Patton said, she knows just how much of a help this can be to someone, because she was once the kid who did not have clean clothes.

“I remember being that kid and not having clean clothes and getting bullied sometimes.” said Patton. “Just to be able to give back now and prevent that from happening to someone else, it means the world to me, and it is worth it”

“It is helping a lot because sometimes it gets depre

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