As we step into 2026, we’re grounding ourselves in what matters most safety, dignity, economic mobility, and the power of women telling their own stories. This month, we’re reflecting on impact, lifting up leadership, and continuing the work of liberation together.
In 2025, together, we built something real. The Ladies of Hope Ministries invested more than $1.3 million directly into housing, education, leadership, and opportunity for justice-impacted people rebuilding their lives. We supported 176 individuals through housing and rapid rehousing, helped 112 people secure stable homes, graduated 32 Pathways 4 Equity Fellows, and supported 26 women in securing employment or career advancement.
Through Grow with Google, 194 learners completed more than 9,300 hours of digital and career-ready training. And through Faces of Women Imprisoned, 200+ justice-impacted women engaged in healing, leadership, and paid storytelling opportunities.
These numbers tell part of the story but behind each one is a woman choosing herself and a future opening where there once was a wall.
This is just a snapshot of what we built together. Our full 2025 Impact Report is coming soon.
Thank you for being part of this work.
EPIC AMBASSADOR SPOTLIGHT: DR. JAMILA T. DAVIS
This is what justice looks like when women lead. We are proud to celebrate EPIC Ambassador Dr. Jamila T. Davis for her leadership in helping pass legislation in New Jersey that ensures survivors of domestic violence and abuse are treated with greater dignity, fairness, and understanding within the criminal legal system.
This milestone was made possible through collective effort. We also honor FOWI alum Cass Severe, whose advocacy, lived experience, and tireless work alongside Dr. Davis helped move this bill from vision to reality and Donna Hylton, Founder of A little Piece of Light whose work on New York legislation decades ago helped to shape the course of this bill.
This is survivor-led policy. This is healing-centered justice.
This is what happens when the women most impacted help shape the solutions.
We are deeply grateful to the advocates, legislators, and community partners who made this moment possible and we remain committed to replacing punishment rooted in trauma with pathways to safety, stability, and healing.
We rise together.
FOWI HEALING HUB APPLICATIONS ARE OPEN
We are excited to announce that Faces of Women Imprisoned (FOWI) is recruiting for our upcoming Healing Hub cohort.
The Healing Hub is a safe, supportive space designed for justice-impacted women to:
- Process lived experiences
- Engage in healing-centered storytelling
- Build community and leadership skills
- Prepare for speaking, writing, and advocacy opportunities
If you or someone you know is a justice-impacted woman ready to heal, grow, and use her voice, we invite you to apply. This cohort starts February 3, 2026.
P4E APPLICATIONS OPEN
Applications are now open for Pathways 4 Equity (P4E)—The LOHM’s digital skills training and Career Readiness Fellowship for justice-impacted women, made possible with support from Truist.
P4E helps women build digital confidence, career readiness, and access to fair-chance employment through virtual training, workshops, and individualized support.
Career Readiness Fellowship begins February 17. Applications close Februaruy 6.
If you or someone you know is ready for the next chapter, we encourage you to apply.
LEVEL UP YOUR DIGITAL SKILLS
Join The LOHM’s Grow with Google Digital Skills Training, a free virtual program designed for justice-impacted women ready to build confidence in today’s digital world.
Participants will take two interactive classes:
- Introduction to Digital Skills
- Resumes 101
Classes begin February 5
Held virtually via Google Meet
Evening sessions available for flexibility
Whether you’re preparing for work, sharpening your resume, or strengthening your digital foundation, this program offers practical tools to support your next step forward.
THE LOHM EVENTS: FILM SCREENING & TALKBACK
Join us on February 7, 2026, for Through Their Eyes, a community film screening and conversation centered on families impacted by incarceration.
The evening features filmmaker and advocate Autumn Mason, alongside a screening of Black Butterflies by Artist-in-Residence Starling Thomas. Together, these films explore family separation, motherhood, resilience, and healing.
Following the screenings, Starling will moderate a powerful conversation with Autumn, her mother, and her sister; three generations reflecting on survival and what healing can look like after incarceration.
This open studio gathering is an intentional invitation to Houston’s justice-impacted community — mothers, fathers, daughters, sons, loved ones, and allies to come together in reflection, dialogue, and collective care.
We hope you’ll join us and help carry these stories forward.
MAKE AN IMPACT
Your support makes this work possible. Every gift helps open doors to housing, healing, and opportunity for women rebuilding their lives. Thank you for standing with us.