When She Finally Sees Herself

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"In my classroom, I'm the only one who looks like me. In Cinnamongirl, I'm not the exception—I'm the norm." – Bella, age 18

There's a moment that happens in every Cinnamongirl circle. A girl walks in, carefully measuring her words, monitoring her hair, calculating whether it's safe to fully show up. And then, surrounded by sisters who just get it, something shifts.

She exhales.

For the first time, she doesn't have to explain herself. She can just be.

That belonging—that deep knowledge that you're seen, celebrated, and enough exactly as you are—changes everything. It becomes the foundation for raising her hand in class. Applying to selective colleges. Walking into any room carrying her full, authentic self.

This is what your gift creates.

For two decades, we've been proving something powerful: when girls develop an unshakeable sense of belonging to themselves first, they become unstoppable everywhere else.

This year, 75 girls will discover their voice through writing, build confidence through leadership development, and forge lifelong sisterhood through shared experiences. They'll learn that they don't have to choose between excellence and authenticity.

Your support matters:

  • $50 provides materials for bi-weekly meetings where she can stop code-switching and finally just be herself
  • $150 funds 1-on-1 coaching to help a girl refine her voice for our annual published anthology
  • $450 provides a girl with a full year of mentorship, writing workshops, and sisterhood
  • $1,000 underwrites a specialized leadership intensive for an entire cohort.
  • $2,500 provides a full scholarship and travel grant, allowing a girl to expand her worldview through transformative domestic or international travel

The confidence of girlhood becomes the courage of womanhood.

Invest in her belonging. Give today.

78¢ of every dollar directly supports our girls.