SOHO Transforms Lives
Space of Her Own, Inc. (SOHO) is an award-winning 501c3 charitable organization committed to helping girls make good choices, live healthfully, communicate openly, progress academically and give back to others in order to lead fulfilling lives. Two programs for 5th graders operate from Alexandria, Virginia, each supporting 13 girls. The SOHO Club provides activities and services to SOHO girls and their mentors throughout their middle school years, promoting long-term mentoring relationships and ongoing learning opportunities
Art as a Catalyst
SOHO is designed to teach girls to value creativity using unique visual arts, STEM and carpentry instruction. Girls learn to see the arts as a means of expression and an endeavor at which all can succeed.
Positive Female Role Models
SOHO recruits and trains outstanding, creative and diverse adult mentors who support SOHO girls in their social, emotional and academic development. Each mentor engages with her mentee as they collaborate on creative visual arts and carpentry projects, and build STEM skills and career interests. We support our mentors in becoming friends and guides for their mentees, inspiring SOHO girls to become the best they can be.
More than Mentoring
Our unique community partnerships with Alexandria city government, schools, nonprofits, and other entities enable SOHO to be more than a mentoring program. Partnerships across multiple sectors allow us to provide additional support to SOHO girls and their families if needed.
The video below provides a glimpse into the Space of Her Own program.
Introducing the 2023 class of SOHO mentees AND Space Transformations (Flip to page 15 below to see the reveals)! The lessons learned through creative art and innovative STEM projects, exciting field trips, and weekly life skills lessons have prepared our fifth grade mentees to continue to grow into strong, independent, and compassionate women. Want...
New SOHO interns and celebrating 20 years! We are excited to help publish the fifth issue of Voices of Her Own magazine and it’s our pleasure to introduce ourselves to you! My name is Odalis and I was matched with my SOHO mentor, Lisette, in 2012. Lisette has been someone who has truly helped me...
In October, the SOHO Board invited community members, partners, and donors to an event with “no asks, just appreciation” for 20 years of outstanding impact. Over the past 20 years, 450 fifth graders have been paired with a mentor to experience the magic of life skills, one-on-one mentorship and space transformation. SOHO’s program has evolved...
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