Journalist, author and poet Judith Lightfoot, Ph.D. will be the keynote speaker at the annual benefit luncheon for The Sophia Way on Sept. 26. The organization provides shelter and nourishment to women in need.

Lightfoot’s writings have dealt with how people in the region face challenges in a time of economic stress and diminished expectations. She often draws on her weekly one-on-one coffees with individuals who are socially isolated by homelessness or mental illness.

The luncheon will be from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Red Lion Hotel, Bellevue, 11211 Main St.

More information is available by calling Tami Gillman, director of development, at 425-463-6285 x113, through email at Tami@SophiaWay.org or at sophiaway.org.