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• In this story from GOOD Magazine, author Heidi Lux discusses the second "Janie's House" for neglected and abused girls which just opened in Memphis with the help of Aerosmith frontman Steven Tyler.

• How well does Tyler's approach fit the strategy of impact-driven philanthropy? What can other philanthropists learn from Tyler's example?

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Aerosmith lead singer Steven Tyler has a musical legacy that will live on for years to come. But his latest venture might just leave an even bigger impact in the lives of vulnerable young women.

Tyler announced a major donation and helped open a new location of Janie’s Home in Memphis, Tennessee. The center, which gives shelter and resources to young women escaping abuse, is named after the Aerosmith’s 1989 song “Janie’s Got a Gun,” which is about a girl who is abused by her family.

The center will help teenage girls who have been neglected or abused. At 39,000 square feet, Janie’s House has enough space to service 14 girls at a time and is expected to provide services for up to 30 girls between the ages of 12 and 18 annually.

At the [opening] ceremony, girls who had been helped by Janie’s House were present. "The reason that I am at Janie's House is because I experienced sexual abuse at the age of 3," said one of the girls. She is now 14 and says the help she got at Janie’s House changed her life. "Through Janie's House, I can learn a lot about my past and learn I was not the only one that had been through the same problems," she said.

The first location of Janie’s House opened in Atlanta, Georgia in 2017. Tyler has plans to open a third Janie’s House location in Las Vegas later this year.3

Read the full article about Jainie's House by Heidi Lux at GOOD Magazine.