A year-round sisterhood for girls 9 to 17, designed for and by Black women and girls. All girls are welcome.
Girls 9 to 17Year-roundFounding Night Nov 21
The Elevated Youth Experience
We build spaces where Brooklyn young people are seen, mentored, and celebrated, and where they leave with real support, not just encouragement.
Bed-Stuy, Crown Heights, East Flatbush, and East New York
She Rises Founding Night
Saturday, November 21, 2:00 to 3:30 PM at 491 Herkimer Street. Free for girls 9 to 17 and their families.
RSVPElevation is something people do for each other.
We are small and rooted in Central Brooklyn, and that keeps the work personal. We know young people by name, we bring in mentors and elders who have already lived it, and we connect families to the resources that actually move a life forward.
Girls find sisterhood in She Rises. Teens find their voice in Speak Life and their power to lead in Elevate Your Block. Seniors get from "I want to go to college" to "I'm in" at the College Access Clinic.
Our programs
Four ways in, depending on who your young person is and what they need right now.
Speak Life
Nine weeks in Identity Teams for Black American, Caribbean, and African teens, learning to stand up for themselves, for each other, and against hate.
Teens 13 to 18Nine weeksInterest list open
College Access Clinic
Free college and career coaching for rising seniors and families: CUNY, SUNY, HBCU and CBCA applications, FAFSA and TAP, scholarships, and essays.
Rising seniors and familiesFreeOpen now
Elevate Your Block
Brooklyn teens plan and run a free community block party, from booking performers and designing flyers to pulling permits and hosting the day.
Teens 13 to 18Free to joinCommittee forming now
SisterhoodConfidenceCollegeLeadershipCommunityCreativityA brighter Brooklyn
Coming up
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Nov 21Saturday, 2026
She Rises Founding Night
2:00 to 3:30 PM at 491 Herkimer Street. Free, with light refreshments, for girls 9 to 17 with a parent or guardian. RSVP for Founding Night
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Open now
Free College Access Clinic
One-on-one coaching by call or text for rising seniors and their families. Request coaching
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Forming now
Elevate Your Block Teen Organizing Committee
Limited spots for Brooklyn teens 13 to 18. Submit your interest
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2027Spring or summer
Elevate Your Block block party
A free day of music, food, games, and community resources, planned and run by teens.
How we work
Known by name
Small, steady groups where no young person disappears and every voice gets used.
Mentors and elders in the room
Black women mentors, community elders, and caring adults who show up every week, not once.
Real resources
Referrals, applications, and connections families can use long after a program ends.
Every culture at the table
Black American, Caribbean, and African young people together, with no community treated as a guest.
Community partners
We work alongside churches, schools, senior residences, and community organizations across Central Brooklyn.
Partner with us
It takes a village
Mentor or volunteer
Share your time and your story with a young person. Everyone who works with youth is background-checked.
Tell us about youPartner with us
Schools, churches, senior residences, and community groups: help us reach young people and families.
Start a conversationSupport the work
Books, meals, stipends, trips, and showcases: help make every part of the year possible.
Ask how to give
Esmonni Fisher
Founder
Founder
Let's talk
Questions about a program, signing up a young person, or working together? Send a note or reach out directly.
- Call or text (716) 347-4323
- esmonnif@gmail.com
- @elevatedyouthexperience
- Program home: 491 Herkimer Street, Brooklyn, NY 11213