The New Opportunity School for Women challenges Appalachian women to live their best lives.
The New Opportunity School for Women is a nonprofit that empowers women to overcome past traumas and heal. Our programs offer space for looking inward. They build confidence so steps toward education, employment and financial independence no longer seem unattainable.
Transforming pain into confidence
We support women along each step of their journey.
How to Help
There are many ways to connect and make a difference
Our History
NOSW founder Jane Stephenson calls it “a miracle program.” NOSW history is an amazing story!
For Over
33 Years
Impacting Over
768 Women
Through Over
72 Residential Sessions
News & Events
Find out about what NOSW is doing.
Festival of Trees Returns—Better Than Ever
This year’s annual kick-off to the holiday season will be held Nov.12-14 at Churchill’s in Berea, Ky. After last year’s cancellation due to the COVID 19 pandemic, the Festival of Trees (FoT) is back on the calendar with plans to be bigger and…
Three New Members Join NOSW Board
Three new members have joined the NOSW Board of Directors, attending their first meeting by Zoom on Feb. 2, 2021. The new members bring the number of Directors to 13. Latona Gamble, a 2014 graduate of the NOSW residential program, lives…
