Elena Rodriguez
Finding Home After Displacement 22 years old · Houston, Texas When Elena’s family was displaced after a natural disaster, she lost more than a house — she lost her entire support network. “We moved to a city where I knew no one. I felt invisible.” A school counselor connected her to the HerVoice Community Circles, […]
Priya Mehta
Priya Mehta From Participant to Program Director — Full Circle 26 years old · San Jose, California Priya arrived at the HerVoice Leadership Camp as a shy 16-year-old who couldn’t make eye contact with strangers. “My parents signed me up because they didn’t know what else to do,” she laughs. “I was terrified.” But the […]
Aisha’s Breakthrough
Aisha Kamara First in Her Family to Reach University 19 years old · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Aisha’s parents emigrated from Sierra Leone with the dream that their children would access the education they never had. But when financial hardship hit during Aisha’s senior year, college seemed impossibly out of reach. “I watched my classmates get acceptance […]
