President’s Greet­ing

Hello, I am Glo­ria Jenk­ins, Pres­i­dent of the National Coali­tion of 100 Black Women, Inc., Oak­land Bay Area Chap­ter and I would like to wel­come you to our website.

If you have not had an oppor­tu­nity to explore our web­site, I encour­age you to do so and to learn about the work of the Oak­land Bay Area Chap­ter. Our goal is to be a force in the com­mu­nity to mit­i­gate against the inequal­ity expe­ri­enced by women and girls in edu­ca­tion, careers, health, socially and eco­nom­i­cally. As you nav­i­gate our site, you will find more details about our sig­na­ture pro­grams, which include:
 
 
 
 

• Pos­i­tive Steps: A men­tor­ing pro­gram for girls 12 to 17 years designed to enhance their oppor­tu­ni­ties to become more confident/competitive girls, through expo­sure to edu­ca­tional activ­i­ties, finan­cial lit­er­acy, lead­er­ship devel­op­ment, cul­tural enrich­ment and social interaction.
• Schol­ar­ships: We offer a com­pet­i­tive schol­ar­ship pro­gram for high school and col­lege stu­dents as well as a work­ing woman’s schol­ar­ship. These pro­grams allow women and girls to com­plete higher edu­ca­tion, which improves their chances to become self-sufficient adults and or adults who can more ade­quately sup­port their families.
• Com­mu­nity Grants: Fund­ing is avail­able for com­mu­nity orga­ni­za­tions that are com­mit­ted to improv­ing the lives of women and girls by pro­vid­ing programs/services that pro­tect women against vio­lence, offer edu­ca­tional sup­port, eco­nomic oppor­tu­nity, health improve­ment, cul­tural enrich­ment, lead­er­ship and career development.
• “Sis­tahs Get­ting Real About HIV/AIDS”: A com­mu­nity out­reach cam­paign of edu­ca­tion and test­ing devel­oped by the Oak­land Bay Area Chap­ter to address the dis­pro­por­tion­ate rate of HIV/AIDS affect­ing African Amer­i­can women in the Bay Area.

Our goal to con­tinue our sig­na­ture pro­grams and to grow our out­reach and advo­cacy in the com­mu­nity can only be achieved through the gen­er­ous con­tri­bu­tions of peo­ple like you who believe in our mission.

Thank you for vis­it­ing our web­site and we hope you are inspired by the work we do in the com­mu­nity and that you choose to sup­port our efforts to make a dif­fer­ence in the lives of women and girls.

Sin­cerely,
Glo­ria Jenk­ins, Pres­i­dent
National Coali­tion of 100 Black Women, Inc.
Oak­land Bay Area Chapter