A New Way of Life

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Leadership Training

Women Organizing for Justice & Opportunity

Women Organizing for Justice & Opportunity (WOJO) is a six-month training program for formerly incarcerated women to sharpen their social justice leadership skills.

Nothing is Impossible because

You Are A Leader

Once formerly incarcerated women find stability, we encourage them to become community leaders. Our annual training program called Women Organizing for Justice and Opportunity (WOJO) allows formerly incarcerated women to get involved in the movement for social justice and sharpen their leadership skills. Participants who have been adversely affected by our criminal justice, governmental and economic systems receive the tools they need to make changes to those systems.

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WOJO Application

We are now accepting applications for our 2023 WOJO Leadership Lab Cohort!

The WOJO Leadership Lab provides a six-month training program from May through October 2023. Participants must have a previous incarceration history.

Applications are due March 31, 2023.

If you have any questions, please contact Cheryl Ward at: WOJO@anewwayoflife.org

Name(Required)
Preferred Name
Preferred Pronouns
Date of birth(Required)
Address(Required)

(Are you a current staff member or client of a social justice organization)
(If a client, please write client)

Do you have children under the age of 18(Required)
Did you or someone you know face the possibility of losing parental rights as a consequence of arrest of incarceration?(Required)
Max. file size: 256 MB.
Please select one of the four essay questions below.(Required)
Max. file size: 256 MB.