S.O.U.L Sisters supports new leaders that have "lived and breathed" the inequalities of our legal, educational, and economic systems.

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  • Brooklyn Community Foundation Awards $2.8m to 71 Organizations – Including S.O.U.L. Sisters!

    Posted by Jamy Drapeza on December 12, 2018

    “It is in the collectivities that we find reservoirs of hope and optimism” – Angela Davis S.O.U.L. Sisters is proud to be among the 71 organizations receiving a total of $2.8 million from the Brooklyn Community Foundation ‘s Invest in Youth initiative! We are so excited to enrich and increase our programs focused on reentry and enrichment opportunities for youth...
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  • Add S.O.U.L. Sisters on Amazon Smile!

    Posted by Jamy Drapeza on November 5, 2018

    This giving season, we look to our beloved community to support the continuation of our work. One little big way to contribute would be to add “Soul Sisters Leadership Collective” as YOUR AmazonSmile charity of choice today! Just click the icon, find our organization, and spend as you will.   Thank you in advance for your support, and for other...
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  • Giving Tuesday 2018: S.O.U.L. Sisters Take Lead

    Posted by Jamy Drapeza on October 12, 2018

    In February 2015, 14 Black and Brown girls from NYC and Miami came together under S.O.U.L. Sisters Leadership Collective to form the first Youth Leaders Board. Impacted by violence, poverty, and oppression, our Youth Leaders used their personal experiences to make radical transformations in their communities.     From sharing dreams and ideas to running workshops and conferences, our youth-led...
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S.O.U.L. Sisters Leadership Collective envisions a world in which young women and femmes of color reclaim lives of authenticity, joy, and freedom through restorative justice, collective leadership, creative expression, and radical abolitionist healing.

SSLC grew out of a 2013 two-week leadership seminar based on Sadie Nash Leadership Project Sisterhood Model and was co-created by Executive Director Wakumi Douglas and court-involved girls ages 14-17. Positive results, including increased school attendance, zero recidivism and improved self-concept, led to our further development of the two-week project into the organization that exists today. S.O.U.L Sisters Leadership Collective was incorporated in August 2014 in New York City and Miami.

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