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.
From a Space of Her Own comes Voices of Her Own – SOHO club’s very own teen magazine. The publication is created with articles written by SOHO club mentees and edited with the help of their mentors to showcase their unique skills, talents and interests. From Diamond’s take on graphics and fashion design to Daphney’s...
In response to COVID-19, we have pivoted to provide essential support to 70 SOHO girls and their families, who are among the most vulnerable in Alexandria. Marginalized youth are likely to bear the heaviest burdens of trauma and economic fallout from COVID-19. The importance of our mission has never been so clear – Today, empowering SOHO girls means...
From SOHO’s Board of Directors to our Community: SOHO fights for equality. Considering the current climate of social and racial injustice, it is essential to share our position on the Black Lives Matter movement. As an organization dedicated to supporting underserved girls, we cannot and will not idly stand by. We stand together with all...
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