Lead Partner Agencies – Providing Opportunities to Empower Girls and Women

North Jersey

Butterfly Dreamz
Butterfly Dreamz, Inc. is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that helps girls develop into women who achieve their dreams and fill the roles of leadership in this nation and world. Through mentorship, scholarships, and youth-led community action, we equip girls to be confident leaders who disrupt the status quo.

Website: https://www.butterflydreamz.org/
Contact person: Joy Lindsay, joy@butterflydreamz.org, (212) 847-0061

J.E.S.S.I.C.A Cares
Their mission is to eradicate negative thoughts that precede negative behaviors by virtue of empowering young girls and women one positive thought at a time.

Website: jessica@jessicacares.org

Central Jersey

Sisterwork
Sisterwork is a family mentorship organization committed to closing gaps faced by Latinx mothers and students in New Jersey. To advance our mission, we provide community-based workshops and a network of resources that promote economic mobility, career exposure, and educational access. Our interdisciplinary programs are designed and implemented by mothers, licensed social workers, educators, artists and community partners.

Sisterwork se compromete a cerrar las brechas que las madres y los estudiantes Latinx enfrentan en Nueva Jersey. Para avanzar nuestra misión, ofrecemos talleres basados en la comunidad y una red de recursos que promueven la movilidad económica, exposición profesional, y el acceso educativo. Nuestros programas interdisciplinarios están diseñados e implementados por madres, trabajadores sociales con licencia, educadores, artistas y organizaciones asociadas de la comunidad.

Website/Sitio web: https://www.sisterwork.org/
Instagram: @sisterwork_

Timbuk2 Academy
Timbuk2 Academy empowers young children, girls/young women of African descent to reach their highest potential through the arts, nature-based, afrocentered education. Our philosophy emphasizes academic excellence, spiritual development, community and cultural identity to cultivate the strongest sense of self, worth and pride in our students. The Timbuk2 experience produces well-rounded, liberated thinkers with the power to positively impact their families, communities and beyond.

Website: https://timbuk2academy.org/

South Jersey

Queens Academy
Queens Academy is a girls empowerment organization that partners with schools and youth centers to educate, empower, and develop girls. The combination of mentorship, an empowering environment, and the usage of research based programming allows girls to navigate barriers and develop into leaders of tomorrow.

Website: https://queensacademynj.com/

Raw Wisdom LLC
Mission: To elevate the consciousness of challenged communities and people through the implementation of personal accountability exercises and workshops (End Goal: personally sustainable quality of life improvement)
Vision: To see the most disenfranchised communities and people modeling personal accountability that results in growth that not only defies the odds, but changes the narrative of these demographics as they live out their deeper understanding of their innate inner resolve to be a success!

Website: http://raw-wisdom.org/
Contact person: Tracey L. Wells-Huggins, rawwisdomLLC.rm@gmail.com