Womenade SOS Sisters of Servanthood was established in February 2006 after the founder Shelley Lakes witnessed women in her church community who were dealing with crisis in areas of health and finances. She had read an article two years prior about a grassroots organization in Washington D.C. called Womenade originally started by Dr. Amy Kossoff a medical doctor that became concerned that the patients she was treating medically were often in social and financial crisis as well as dealing with overwhelming health issues. She also became aware that many of them were women.

With the help of a group of her friends she organized a community Potluck to give women the opportunity to come together for fun and fellowship and to make small donations to help those in crisis. She called her organization “Womenade”. When someone gives you lemons make lemonade was her motto. Dr. Kossoff’s first Potluck resulted in a $3000.00 contribution which was used for helping those in crisis in small, but substantial ways. The purpose of the Womenade SOS Sister’s of Servanthood is to follow the example set forth by Dr. Kossoff specifically targeting women in crisis or organizations that provide crisis intervention to women.