10/01/2026
Applications NOW OPEN! Virtual and Paid cohort for BIPOC women & girls in GA! Space limited to 10! Apply by Oct. 9th at 5pm!
Applications are officially OPEN for our Sister Rise Leadership Academy—an intensive 7-week, virtual, trauma-informed cohort designed to support justice-involved Black and BIPOC women and girls through wellness, leadership development, life skills, economic empowerment, and entrepreneurship.
Funded via a grant received from the National Black Women's Justice Institute's Sisters in Solidarity Reentry Network, Sister Rise Leadership Academy will meet twice weekly to support justice-involved Black and BIPOC women and girls affected by foster care, exclusionary school discipline, dating or domestic violence, and/or mental or developmental disabilities. Through trauma-informed therapy, life skills training, and leadership development, participants build the foundation for safety, healing, and lasting independence.
Who's Eligible? Black women and girls age 15 and older who reside in Georgia and have been impacted by the criminal legal system or experiences that may lead to system involvement, including arrest, conviction, youth detention, incarceration, probation, or mandated community service, as well as foster care, exclusionary school discipline, behavioral issues, dating/domestic violence, and/or mental or developmental disabilities.
Program Highlights & Benefits Include:
- Trauma-informed wellness and behavioral coaching
- Leadership and personal development
- Financial literacy and job readiness
- Entrepreneurship support
- A supportive foundation to establish and strengthen safety, healing, and lasting independence.
- $200 cash
- Retail & beauty gift cards (valued at $150)
- Two free post-graduation trauma coaching & wellness sessions (valued at $1,500)
Please share this opportunity widely with women, girls, families, community organizations, schools, service providers, and others who may benefit.
📅 Applications are due Friday, October 9, 2026, by 5:00 PM.
👉 To see eligibility details, expectations and session dates/time, scan the QR code in the attached flyer or visit: https://forms.gle/cJbek2zBXgFbnc9n9
🙋🏾♀️Questions? Email [email protected]
Want to sponsor or donate additional retail gift cards, bus passes or lyft vouchers to help graduates with critical needs such as diapers, groceries, medicine, transportation, wellness, beauty, etc.? Email us at [email protected]
- Want to make an online cash donation? Visit www.nlscoinc.org/donate