When Jane Stephenson launched the New Opportunity School for Women, it was her friend Gurney Norman who first inspired her. Gurney called Jane in 1986, while she was the first lady of Berea College, to ask if the college had any outreach programs for ... [Continue reading]
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Graduates gather for leadership retreat
Seven NOSW graduates joined four staff members at the beautiful Carter Caves State Resort Park for the long weekend of September 19-22 to explore servant leadership. Pictured above are (from left): Tiffany Burton (November 2022), Amy Kelley ... [Continue reading]
A Season of Listening, Learning, and Growing Together
Dear friends of the New Opportunity School for Women, When a woman is given the tools to rise, a whole community is lifted. I’ve seen that truth in the steady dedication of our staff and interns, and in the faithful generosity of donors and ... [Continue reading]
NOSW at ASA
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]
A Note from Our Interim Executive Director
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 Annual Leadership Retreat
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 reunite
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 did it, thanks to you
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]
Six graduate from residential program
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]
NOSW welcomes new Executive Director
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]
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