THE CARE CRUSADE
A PLAN TO UNLEASH THE POWER OF A MILLION WOMEN TO TRANSFORM AMERICA
“WE ARE THE ONES WE HAVE BEEN WAITING FOR.”
- June Jordan
A RADICAL WELCOME
"Welcome to the frontlines of the GirlTREK Movement. This is a sneak peek into the next five years of inspired work. We are the daughters of waymakers, the granddaughters of caretakers, and the great granddaughters of freedom fighters. We understand that we walk in the footsteps of a civil rights legacy, so we studied their blueprint for movement building and have nothing but faith that this will be the next great American movement."
- Morgan Dixon, Co-Founder morgan@girltrek.org
"From Harriet Tubman to the women in the Montgomery Bus Boycotts to the drill teams in the parades of my childhood in Seattle, I am inspired by the transformation that happens when Black women walk together. We invite you to an exclusive opportunity to advance joy and justice in America."
- Vanessa Renae, Co-Founder vanessa@girltrek.org
MORGAN
VANESSA
THE CRISIS
Last year, Black women died a decade younger than other women in America. For the first time in history, their daughters are projected to live shorter lives than them. This is an injustice.
SOLUTION. WE HAVE A
UNLOCKING LIFE EXPECTANCY
GirlTREK has demonstrated the research walking improves symptoms of chronic disease and adds seven years to a woman’s life. Now, through targeted lifestyle changes, we’re on track to add an additional three years. This 7+3 strategy is our roadmap for improving the health and well-being of our members.
And that’s just the beginning.
GirlTREK will organize this energized army of walkers to serve as a powerful constituency to support landmark legislation, advance a policy agenda, build a wellness economy and power a care crusade that brings life-saving resources to the doorsteps of Black women across the US.
Note: “Lifestyle changes”: >3 years added with improvements in diet, mental health and increased social cohesion.Research is provided in the Appendix.
THE CAVALRY IS HERE
GirlTREK is the largest health movement for Black women in America with 1.3 million members, which constitutes 7% of the total population of 17 million.
In response to the health crisis that is killing their members at higher and faster rates than any other group in the US, GirlTREK set out to train 10,000 organizers to lead a health revolution and get one million Black women walking. In 2020, GirlTREK achieved this goal, inspiring Black women to prioritize their health and, in the process, reclaim the streets of their neighborhoods.
From individual health outcomes to the ripple effect across families, communities and entire cities, GirlTREK’s approach is both a public health intervention and a movement for health justice. Taking beloved tactics from the Civil Rights Movement, GirlTREK relies on the power of everyday citizens and local organizers to lead change, charting the course to a better America, one step at a time.
There is a GirlTREK member in every 14th house of every Black neighborhood in the United States.
GIRLTREK’S PROVEN TRACK RECORD: THE FIRST 10 YEARS
Reaching its goal of one million Black women walking two years ahead of projections, GirlTREK now has 1.3 million members and counting. This represents 7% of all Black women in the US, and includes a growing cohort of walkers in countries in Africa, the Caribbean and Central America.
GirlTREK has become one of the most effective public health interventions for Black women. Walkers report walking 30 minutes a day, 5 days a week — a life-saving threshold. Two out of three GirlTREK members have seen improvement in symptoms from pre-existing conditions. Ninety percent experience fewer symptoms of depression, 61% lost weight, and 56% are no longer taking medications for those conditions.
More than 10,000 women have gone through GirlTREK’s organizer training. These health activists and local leaders have a multiplier effect, mobilizing their families and thousands of women in neighborhoods across the country to walk each week.
GirlTREK made significant contribution to the public health sector by studying the root causes of early death for Black women and codified their learnings into The Three Deadly I’s — inactivity, isolation and injustice. This framework is critical for creating strategies and effective interventions as reported in Stanford Social Innovation Review. The co-founders are among the top 1% of social innovators in the world who were selected for fellowships by Echoing Green, Ashoka, Aspen Institute and Harvard Kennedy School.
They created a new culture of health in America. GirlTREK members have been featured on CNN, NPR, BET, across national and local radio, in The New York Times and on the world’s biggest stage, TED. Known as the “pioneers of self-care,” “health heroes” and featured on the cover of Outside Magazine as “Icons,” GirlTREK has received over 50 million unique views on content including a 100-mile walk on the Underground Railroad, an award-winning podcast called Black History Bootcamp and its #DaughtersOf campaign which inspired a film.
A PLAN FOR THE FUTURE
MOTIVATE, MOVE & MOBILIZE
GIRLTREK’S THEORY OF ACTION
MOTIVATE
CHANGE NARRATIVES
Shift the mindsets and decision-making of Black women toward a shared culture of health and wellness.
MOVE
MOBILIZE CHANGE BEHAVIORS
Move Black women, 80% of whom are over a healthy body weight, from inactivity to activity with our scientifically proven behavior change model.
CHANGE SYSTEMS
Invest in local solutions and empower Black women to build new systems and transform existing systems for prosperity, health and well-being.
THE VISION BY 2030
KEY MILESTONES
MOTIVATE: BECOME A MEDIA POWERHOUSE
NARRATIVE CHANGE:
By 2030, GirlTREK will have 5 million total members and a global brand that has established a new culture of health for Black women, as evidenced by:
50 million annual impressions on media content across all channels
100,000 in-person participants annually at local and national brand promotion events
Secure $2M in licensing deals to promote GirlTREK’s core messaging. Meet 25% of revenue goal annually.
Earn $2M in sales through a retail brand, paid wellness experiences and classes, and membership benefits and subscriptions. Meet 25% of revenue goal annually.
MOVE: PIPELINE MEMBERS TO LEADERSHIP
BEHAVIOR CHANGE:
35% of all new members adopt the life-saving habit of daily exercise. That’s 1.7 million GirlTREK members (10% of all Black women in the US) moving 150 minutes per week
17,000 Care Crusaders, that’s 1% of active members, are certified through GirlTREK University (in partnership with ACE, American Red Cross, MHFA, etc) to offer door-to-door care in advanced skills including group fitness, nutrition, mental health first aid, CPR, re-entry counseling, hospital advocacy, substance abuse coaching, doula care, walkability audits, etc by completing a digital or in-person course
2,500 of Care Crusaders are ages of 18-25 years old (called The Youth Brigade) which is 15% of the corps, proportional to total population
MOBILIZE: PARTNER TO EXPAND THE HEALTH MARKETPLACE FOR MEMBERS
SYSTEMS CHANGE:
10 Care Villages established where we have 50,000 active members and 500 active Care Crusaders (statewide), and 5+ place-based partners. Crusaders focus on supporting healthy habits and delivering door-to-door care
$10M in passthrough funding for proximate leaders for member-led advocacy, businesses and community care projects that extend life expectancy (The WayMaker App)
Celebrate 5 major policy wins that advance GirlTREK’s Joy & Justice Agenda (1x year) at the state or federal levels with a coalition of partners called The Black Girl Justice League
Generate $4 million in government fee-for-service contracts to meet 50% of earned revenue goals
MOTIVATE
THE 5-YEAR VISION: A ROAD MAP
YEAR1:2025
Inspire more women to join with a 7Point Joy and Justice agenda and advocacy campaign through keystone events, tours and brand moments
Re-engage members in daily walking through monthly campaigns membership meetings and public success metrics.
Begin research, monitoring and evaluation with a university team to document and share GirlTREK’s impact on population-level life expectancy
Recruit and train volunteers to serve as brand ambassadors, lead grassroots organizing, host Welcome Walks to prepare members to lead the r own crews and to pilot food and mental health
Invest in training facility in Montgomery and build an area plan for a “walkable campus ”
Build tech solutions to connect members at scale, engage with walking prescriptions and leaderboards, gamify a life expectancy calculator and support new crew leaders
Formalize a network of partners for national advocacy (Black Girl Justice League) and place-based impact
Define shared values, goals, metrics across sectors: civic, corporate, healthcare, foundation government and academia.
YEAR2:2026
Kick off a national wellness event tour, and pilot revenue-generating trips and wellness travel experiences.
Produce a functional curriculum including GirlTREK Radio with topical "support groups," and publish Harriet’s Handbook: A Field Guide for Saving Your Own Life.
YEAR3:2027 YEAR4:2028 YEAR5:2029
Global distribution deals across media and print
Generate revenue by licensing our brand to mission-aligned companies for products like healthy frozen soul food meals w th Walmart or a outdoor apparel line with Target
Launch a GirlTREK retail brand offering wellness experiences and products, target ng the $750M spent annually on beauty products by our members.
Publish research to gain state-level and healthcare system support for initiatives like walking prescriptions and walking peer counselors
Scale volunteer training and pilot revenue models that everage the 1M membership and brand to sustain the movement
Support local changemakers with a Waymaker pilot, and begin securing passthrough funding from corporate partners l ke NBA, Nike Peloton (dollars for miles)
Create a digital “Blue Book” with healthcare resources and services in Black communities across the US, including culturally competent doulas, mental hea th providers, and childcare providers
Launch the first Care Village as a "walking campus" that features tours, training, and diverse wellness programming.
Replicate targeted programs to improve food access and mental health across 5 Southern cities.
Global expansion of volunteer training model to support leaders across the diaspora
Expand Waymaker pilot into a national model
Codify our behavior change model into a curriculum
Train 100,000 crew leaders to lead group-based walking and 500 Blue Brigade Corps members to scale peer-to-peer care across the US
Expand the Care Village model to three Southern c ties.
Scale direct relief programs to reach 25 cities across America
Sustain the movement through national partnerships and public contracts for civic engagement and disease prevention, aiming for economic independence by 2030
Serve as a technical advisor for Care Villages, consulting local leaders and providing monitoring and evaluation tools for success in 10+ cities.
Partner with public health coalitions to eliminate barriers to health for our members
Scale the WayMaker Fund to match dollars for miles walked, funding lifeextending initiatives like community gardens, CPR classes, and swim lessons
MOTIVATE CHANGING NARRATIVES
“Movements have narratives. They tell stories, because they are not just about rearranging economics and politics. They also rearrange meaning.”
-
Marshall Gantz
REACHING THE MASSES
GirlTREKhasbecomeaglobalbrand,reachingmillionsofuniqueviewers,earningawardsandlandingthecofoundersonthecoversofmagazines.FromTheWhiteHousetoTheTodayShowtonearlyeveryneighborhood inAmerica,youcanspotGirlTREK’s“superheroblue.”GirlTREKgearhasbeenshippedtoover40+countriesin theworld.Thedemandforahopefulandculturally-specificlifestylebrandisevident.Withtrillionsspent annuallyonhealthandbeautyaidsby700millionBlackwomenacrosstheglobe,thereisapowerfulmarket sharetocommand. GirlTREKinspireshopethroughmemberstories,producedcontent,in-personevents, specialcampaignsandtechinnovations Thisnarrativeofhopeleadstoraisedaspirations,newmindsets, sharedvaluesandhealthieridentities,creatinganewcultureofhealthforBlackwomen.
SHIFTING MINDSETS REDEFINING POSSIBILITIES
GirlTREK is at the forefront of a mindset revolution, driving millions of Black women to prioritize their health and claim their power. With over 3 million downloads and 500,000 unique impressions, we are not simply disseminating content, we are sparking a movement. Our award-winning, immersive audio experiences, including Black History Bootcamp and Truth to Power conversations, provide a new narrative that resonates deeply and inspires immediate action. These aren’t just campaigns, they are cultural interventions designed to dismantle old paradigms and create new ones centered on joy, resilience, and collective progress. Our work is intentionally provocative, creating a lasting ripple effect that reaches the hearts and minds of millions, setting the stage for deeper engagement and mobilization.
OUR REACH
MOVE CHANGING BEHAVIORS
“We’ve spent an enormous amount of money on research-based approaches to obesity prevention and treatment, and almost none of them have worked with Black women... One of the key predictors of positive treatment outcomes is really high levels of engagement. I’ve been doing work on obesity as it affects medically vulnerable populations for 15 years, and I don’t know of anything in the scientific community or any public health campaigns that have been able to produce and sustain engagement around physical activity for Black women like GirlTREK does. Not even close.”
- Dr. Gary Bennett, in an excerpt from The New York Times
GirlTREK’s one-of-a-kind public health intervention is working for Black women. Inactive women who start walking with GirlTREK report walking at life-saving levels, 5 days a week, 30 minutes a day. Two out of three GirlTREK members saw improvement in symptoms from pre-existing health conditions and 56% are no longer taking medications for those conditions. Today we have thousands of walking crews embedded in neighborhoods across America serving as central accountability, support and structure for women getting active. This is the foundation upon which we will build deeper interventions.
38% 75% 95% OF WOMEN SURVEYED WALKED AT LEAST ONCE A WEEK
OF WOMEN SURVEYED WALKED AT LEAST 5 DAYS A WEEK OF WOMEN SURVEYED WALKED AT LEAST 30 MINUTES WHEN THEY WALKED FOR EXERCISE
97% GROWTH IN BEHAVIOR CHANGE SEEN WITH GIRLTREK WALKING CHALLENGES
PIPELINE OF LEADERS
Meet Cynthia Thompson. Cynthia singlehandedly organized hundreds of Black women in Jackson, Mississippi and rose through the ranks to become GirlTREK’s VP of Organizing. She will be on the ground leading our Southern Strategy, working across the highest-need communities in the South.
“This movement understands what the women of the Montgomery Bus Boycotts knew, that their bodies could be powerful instruments of change” - Marshal Gantz, Harvard Kennedy School & Legendary Organizer
Cynthia Thompson, VP of Organizing
MOBILIZE CHANGING SYSTEMS
"Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world; indeed, it's the only thing that ever has."
- Margaret Mead
THESOUTHERN STRATEGY
The health crisis is most pronounced in the American South. It is where 59% of Black women reside, making it the staging ground for GirlTREK’s Care Crusade.
GirlTREK’s field directors are recruiting organizers to serve as crew leaders and door-knockers primarily in Mississippi, Alabama, and Georgia.
We are building civic leaders who will revitalize neighborhoods. This is the next phase of our mission: organizing communities to drive systemic change.
GirlTREK’s grassroots organizing is a matter of proximity and density. How many people can we walk with from our front doors? How many neighbors can we talk to on that walk? How many communities can we serve without getting in a car? And who are the best women in the neighborhoods to lead this effort?
As of the 2020 Census, throughout America, there are 103 majority-Black counties where over 50% of the population identifies as Black.
"If each of us just knocked on our own neighbors' doors to invite them to take a walk with us, we'd change everything!"
- Yolanda Williams, National Field Director
COMMUNITY CARE
Our Southern Strategy and Care Villages are bold, innovative approaches to mobilize communities. We are bringing GirlTREK’s proven solution to the doorsteps of Black women, launching a Care Crusade. Starting next year, Crusaders will offer a listening ear, an invitation to a weekly walk, and access to virtual, anonymous “walking support groups ” to deal with grief, economic hardship, caretaker responsibilities, and other leading stressors.
In key cities - called Care Villages - they will also offer mental health first aid, access to fresh food, hospital advocacy and other life-saving resources provided by our partners.
In 2023, GirlTREK purchased Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s former office at 530 South Union Street, the historic headquarters of the Montgomery Bus Boycotts. This site will now be transformed into a training ground for Care Crusaders across the South, equipping women with vital skills to save lives.
CARE VILLAGE NO. 1 - MONTGOMERY, ALABAMA
Starting in 2025, we will build civic infrastructure by training local women to lead community walks, provide door-to-door care, and offer programs that increase life expectancy for our 173,000 residents in the Centennial Hill neighborhood.
We’ll collaborate with:
The Mayor’s Office (Mayor Steven Reed is a supporter and his wife is a GirlTREK member) to collect baseline health data
The Black Nurses Association of Alabama for door-to-door care.
The Equal Justice Initiative and Black Church Food Security Network for food delivery partnerships and FoodCorps with funding from Robert Wood Johnson Foundation to train GirlTREK members/mothers to advocate for healthy food in Alabama schools.
AARP to promote economic mobility with HOPE Credit Union Alabama Rising and The Black Women’s Roundtable to increase civic engagement and voting
The Alabama Department of Tourism to employ local walkers for Black history tours and advocate for improved built infrastructure and walkability John Key is the CFO of the Civil Rights Tourism Association, a tenant in GirlTREK’s Montgomery building and potential backbone organization. Mothers of Gynecology’ s Michelle Browder to co-host trainings on maternal health.
First Baptist Church and a network of Black churches to recruit new members and crusaders
Together, we will create a model for replication In the next three years, we are excited to launch Care Villages in over 10 cities where we have a strong base of active members and powerful partners Our approach will be data-driven and tech-enabled to map member engagement, calculate life expectancy and match patners with citizens for mutual aid
After the model is refined in rhe American South, we will adapt it to other geographies. We are in conversations with organizations like the Kaiser Family Foundation in Tulsa, Oklahoma to bring a Care Village and walking tourism to Black Wall Street; AfricaTown in Seattle, Washington to co-design healthy housing options and walkable neighborhoods for low-income residents; Barnabas Hospital, Blue Cross Blue Shield and the CDC to team in Newark, New Jersey to train walking doulas and substance abuse peer counselors; the Mayor’s office and police department in Detroit, Michigan to engage citizens in public parks like Belle Isle; and Historic Clayborn Temple, a neighborhood plan in Memphis, Tennessee to build “restorative economics” through walking tours of Black businesses and wellness economy. The model for place-based partnerships has strong potential.
Care Villages are established where we have 50,000 active members and 500 active Care Crusaders (statewide), and 5+ place-based partners who have a single goal to increase life expectancy of residents in a geographic area Crusaders focus on supporting healthy habits and delivering door-to-door care With local leaders, we are committed to walking, talking, and solving the pressing challenges in our communities.
STRATEGYSNAPSHOT
MOTIVATE:NARRATIVECHANGE ANEWCULTUREOFHEALTH
Partners: Members, Artists Journalists, Marketing F rms, Co-Founders and Influencers
Tactics Member-generated stories, media and marketing campa gns, research, l festy e brand, branded exper ences concerts and wellness events
MOVE:BEHAVIORCHANGE
Partners: Volunteers, Teach ng Faculty, Certification Trainers like MHFA ACE, Amer can Red Cross Tactics Dai y Walks, Support Groups, Door-to-Door Care Specialize Programs in Food and Mental Hea th, Hospita Advocacy
MOBILIZE:SYSTEMSCHANGE
COALITIONSTOSHIFTBARRIERSTOHEALTH
Partners: Activists Publ c Health Organizat ons Government Agencies, Foundat ons, Advocates
Tactics: Place-based partnerships, phi anthropy with passthrough funding for proximate leaders, Loca policy and budget changes to improve social determinants of health like equal pay, maternal health, affordable housing, redistrict ng, and rights and justice reform (See GirlTREK s 7-Po nt Joy & Justice Agenda on slide #
MONTGOMERY CAREVILLAGE BRICKLAYER’S HALL
OUR AGENDA
JOY & JUSTICE
A 7-POINT ADVOCACY AGENDA
The Vision: By 2030, GirlTREK will have leveraged its membership for democracy We’ve already laid the groundwork
GirlTREK has led walks to the voting polls and trained election-day observers.
To address the social determinants of health, we ’ ve joined coalitions and supported advocacy efforts at local, state and federal levels, from street cleanups to sweeping national policy.
Examples include a big win with the Outdoor Alliance for Kids to provide free access to national parks for all American children. And when Black history was removed from schools, GirlTREK created an award-winning podcast to tell the stories We’ve hired the lead designer of Edible Schoolyards to implement a scaled solution for increasing food access in Black communities
For issue-based organizing, we ’ ve educated and asked members to walk in solidarity with leaders like Tarana Burke for a survivors’ agenda, Aisha Nyandoro for guaranteed income, and Tamika Mallory in the fight against police brutality. From thousands of calls to free Lakota leader Nick Tilsen to raising $50,000 to support domestic violence survivors in one week, our members are ready to lean in and take democratic action
To structure this work, GirlTREK has developed a 7-point advocacy agenda
1. WE WANT HEALTHY BODIES:
We see a world where preventable diseases are prevented.
2. WE WANT HEALTHY MINDS: We will protest stress, address trauma and practice radical welcome.
3. WE WANT HEALTHY FOOD:
We support community-led, organic, re-generative food systems and the laborers who power them. We will achieve food sovereignty
4. WE WANT ECONOMIC FREEDOM:
We will support member-owned businesses, engage in collective bargaining for mutual aid, create a wellness economy that circulates Black dollars and demand fair pay.
5. WE WANT LAND:
We will own, steward and protect our children and stand with activists to end orporate pollution of Mother Earth.
6 WE WANT TO MAKE HISTORY:
We are the daughters of freedom fighters and we will make our people proud. We tell the truth about our history, preserve our culture, protect our landmarks and establish healthy traditions. They will tell our story for generations to come.
7 WE WANT POWER:
esent 10% of the total population of all black ecome the largest consitutiency and the most ged advocates for health in our neighborhoods.
THE MISSION:
Increase the life expectancy of Black women by 10 years in 10 years, by 2035
THE OPPORTUNITY Let'sbegin!
GirlTREK’s next bold mission is to increase life expectancy for Black women — by 10 years in 10 years.
In this next phase of growth, GirlTREK needs $50 million to launch a 5-year plan to reach economic independence by 2030 and mission accomplished by 2035. We are asking for a $5 million investment from 10 investors to catalyze this plan, aligning resources with our theory of action—motivate, move and mobilize. Your investment will unlock the potential to increase life expectancy for Black women by 10 years, while building a civic pipeline of leaders across the country. This is an opportunity to partner with us on this journey, which begins in 2025.
By 2035, GirlTREK will improve population-level health outcomes for more than 17 million Black women and their families across America, building their collective power to change systems and create new economies along the way.
A WIN-WIN FOR COMMUNITIES
Environmental Benefits: Increased walking leads to reduced car emissions. In urban areas, a 10% increase in walking can lower carbon emissions by nearly 1 million tons annually, contributing to cleaner air and healthier ecosystems.
Economic Earnings for Cities: Investing in walkable infrastructure can yield a return of $4 for every $1 spent, as it boosts local businesses and attracts tourism. Healthier residents also contribute more to the economy through increased productivity.
Taxpayer Relief: Healthier populations lead to lower healthcare spending. Communities that promote active living can save taxpayers an estimated $1,200 per person annually in healthcare costs. The average cost to taxpayers for treating an adult with a chronic disease like heart disease can exceed $20,000 per patient, per year, putting the cost savings for prevention in 1000 adults at $20M. This figure includes direct medical expenses, such as hospitalizations and medications, as well as indirect costs related to lost productivity.
Enhanced Social Cohesion: Walking promotes community engagement and social interactions, reducing crime rates. Neighborhoods with high walkability report a 10-20% decrease in crime, fostering safer environments for everyone.
Improved Health Outcomes: Daily walking can reduce the risk of chronic diseases such as diabetes and heart disease by up to 50%. By empowering Black women to prioritize their health, walkers enhance their well-being and decrease healthcare costs for hospital systems, and serve as role models for the next generation, creating a ripple effect.
By supporting Black women in their journey toward better health through daily walking, we are not just saving lives, we are also benefiting our environment, cities, taxpayers, and hospital systems. Together, we can create a healthier, more sustainable future!
THE FAITH OF OUR FOREMOTHERS
We started our first TED Talk as our mothers taught us, in prayer. We end this new plan the same way: May love resound, and our imaginations in one another’s goodness be restored. May this bold vision be ignited with the fire in our open hearts. Holy Spirit, revive us today, and lead us into the decade to come. Animate our actions. May our sisterhood inspire politicians and people everywhere with ideas that can change the world for good.
May the gravity of material things be lightened, our faith heightened, and the relativity of time slow down. May we know grace and infinite greatness - together. May the seeds planted generations ago feed us and may we plant new seeds of love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, and self-control. God, we trust you to save our lives, heal our families and revitalize our communities. Our daughters will tell the testimony.
APPENDIX
Physical Activity
with the associated years of extended life
Healthy Eating
Engage in at least 150 minutes of moderate aerobic activity each week
Social Connections
Adopt an unprocessed diet in fruits, vegetables, whole grains, lean proteins, and healthy fats
Time in Nature
Foster strong relationships and engage in community activities or volunteer work
Mental Well-Being
Engage in outdoor activities like walking, hiking, cycling, or gardening for Vitamin D
Practice stress-reducing activities such as mindfulness or yoga, and seek social support
Other Activities: 1) Health screenings, regular check-ups, vaccinations, and screenings for chronic diseases, 2) Avoiding tobacco: quit smoking and avoid exposure to secondhand smoke, 3) Limiting Alcohol Consumption: up to one drink per day for women.
LET'S VISUALIZE OUR MOVEMENT IN ACTION
People Power (1M+ members)
Support (Nat’l staff, local volunteers)
Resources (funding, partnerships)
Data & Research (member stats, mapping, community needs assessments) 2.
Community outreach and engagement
Launching tech solut ons for connection
Coordinating virtual walks and support groups
Runn ng civic engagement campa gns
Organiz ng Care Villages 3.
Number of Care Villages established
Member participation rates in activities
Tech platform utilization statistics
Number of virtual walks and support groups held Civic campaigns launched
Short Term
Increased member engagement and connection
Improved access to support services
Enhanced awareness of health and civic ssues
Long-Term
Improved health and wel -being among members
Increased civic participation and policy influence
Strengthened commun ty resil ence and so idarity
Financial sustainability of the movement
MISSION: Increase the life expectancy of 17 mil ion Black women by 10 years in 10 years
VISION: We want oy and justice for our daughters *See 7-Point Agenda
INDEPENDENCE
VILLAGES
Enhanced life expectancy and quality of life for members
Systemic changes in policy and community health resources
Greater equity and empowerment within the community
