The New Opportunity School for Women challenges Appalachian women to live their best lives.
We’re a nonprofit organization empowering women to build their self-esteem, overcome past traumas and take steps toward education, employment and financial independence.
A new beginning is possible.
We support women
along each step of the journey.
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Our History
NOSW founder Jane Stephenson calls it “a miracle program.” NOSW history is an amazing story!
For 34 years
Impacting nearly 800 women
Through over
70 residential sessions
News & Events
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Author of Hill Women to join NOSW grads
We’re excited to welcome Cassie Chambers, author of Hill Women, for a discussion with NOSW graduates on December 6 on Zoom. Cassie grew up in Berea and Eastern Kentucky, earned degrees from Yale and Harvard, and came back to Kentucky as a…
Workshops explore health, creativity and more
A door closed when we canceled our two-week residential session because of rising COVID numbers, but a window opened for something new. October 11-15, which would have been our first week of the residential session, we brought women online for a…
