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Life is full of unexpected twists and turns. For Cyndi, the journey has been one of tragedy, grief, and heartbreak. Yet, in the depths of despair, she found hope through the New Opportunity School for Women (NOSW), her faith, and the unwavering ... [Continue reading]

The New Opportunity School for Women (NOSW) was honored to receive a 2025 Appalachian Foodways Fellowship Award at the 48th Annual Appalachian Studies Conference, held at Tennessee Tech University in Cookeville, Tennessee. This recognition places ... [Continue reading]

Greetings everyone! I am thrilled to be back with the New Opportunity School for Women team as we embark on a new year of serving Appalachian and Kentucky women. As we reflect on the past year and set goals for the future, I am grateful for the ... [Continue reading]

NOSW encourages our graduates to continue their journey of growth and leadership throughout their lives. Each year, we invite a small group of women to a Graduate Leadership Retreat to gain new skills, meet graduates from other classes, and spend ... [Continue reading]

NOSW graduates from a number of residential classes came together for their annual reunion on Saturday, August 17. When they entered the fellowship hall where they had shared so many meals, they found it transformed into an enchanted forest with ... [Continue reading]

We've had a great week at the New Opportunity School for Women. Thanks to the generous friends and organizations who made donations in July, we met our $20,000 challenge match! Gifts ranged in size from $25 to $10,000. It was truly a team ... [Continue reading]

NOSW celebrates the six remarkable women who graduated from our residential program on June 22, 2024. During their two weeks together, they tackled their inner critic, barriers to moving forward and limiting beliefs about themselves. They embraced ... [Continue reading]

Greetings! I am excited and humbled to begin my service as the next executive director of New Opportunity School for Women. I am ready to get to work to support the mission of providing under-resourced Appalachian and Kentucky women with skills and ... [Continue reading]

Dear friends of NOSW, On April 19 I was elected to the Leadership Team of my religious Congregation, the Sisters of St. Francis, Oldenburg, as the 1st Councilor. As such I will be leaving my position as Executive Director of the New Opportunity ... [Continue reading]

The first time Kimberly Longstreet tried to get an education, too many obstacles were in the way. “I was a teenage mother, and I tried to go to college at a young age. But I was not into good relationships when I was young,” Kimberly ... [Continue reading]