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Invest in the harvest.

H.E.R. is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit. Every dollar goes to building leadership development infrastructure for Black adolescent girls in Cedar Rapids — the kind that meets them before the system does.

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Why It Matters

Prevention is the point.

There is almost no prevention programming in Cedar Rapids built specifically for Black adolescent girls. What exists is largely reactive — designed for young people who have already entered a system, already been defined by a label, already been failed.

H.E.R. is different. We are upstream. We meet Black girls before a crisis arrives — with leadership development, cultural affirmation, and real skills for real life.

Your donation isn't funding a safety net. It's funding the infrastructure that means fewer girls ever need one.

$55,199

Total Year 1 budget. Lean, intentional, and 65% directed to program delivery.

24–36

Black adolescent girls served in Year 1 pilot cohorts.

501(c)(3)

Federally recognized. Your donation is fully tax-deductible.

What Your Gift Does

Every dollar is working.

$25

Seeds

Covers participant materials for one girl for a full 12-week session — workbooks, supplies, and everything she needs to engage fully in Pathways to Power.

Give $25

$100

The Work

Funds a full session for an entire cohort — including facilitation time, materials, and program overhead. One session. Eight to twelve girls. Sixty to ninety minutes that matters.

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$500

The Pipeline

Supports a full month of programming — including staff time, curriculum delivery, and the administrative infrastructure that keeps H.E.R. running in Year 1.

Give $500

Give any amount. There is no wrong size of investment in this work.

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Tax Information

Your gift is tax-deductible.

H.E.R. — Hope. Empowerment. Resilience. is a federally recognized 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. All donations are tax-deductible to the extent permitted by law.

Upon request, H.E.R. will provide a written acknowledgment of your gift for tax purposes. For questions about donations, matching gifts, or other forms of financial support, contact us directly.

For Institutional Funders

Foundations, corporations, and government funders interested in H.E.R. are encouraged to reach out directly. We have organizational documentation, a business plan, program evaluation framework, and Year 1 budget available upon request.

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"There is a generation of Black girls in Cedar Rapids right now who are capable of extraordinary things. This funding is an invitation to be part of what we are building — before the harvest, while the seeds are still going in the ground."

— Micah J. Reed, Founder & Executive Director