As the year draws to a close and we pause to reflect on all that we are grateful for, you are at the top of our list. Because of you, more than a million Black women are walking toward joy and justice. Together, we’ve turned sidewalks into sanctuaries, morning miles into healing circles, and everyday walks into declarations that our lives matter.
You’ve shown up – for yourselves, for your sisters, and for generations yet to come. Each step you take is an act of radical self-care and community care. Every time you invite a friend to walk, every word whispered between strides, every smile exchanged on the pavement adds up to something powerful: a life-saving sisterhood. This movement works because of you.
You are the heartbeat of this story — the reason we began, and the reason we keep going. As our movement grows and evolves, your steps continue to light the path forward. Your courage, your consistency, and your love power every program, every Care Village, and every dream of a future where Black women live 10 more years — in health, in peace, and in power.
As proud members who walk our own neighborhood sidewalks in New Jersey, Georgia, and Florida — and as a team that has served this movement for the past three years and now steward our giving efforts — we want you to know how deeply we believe in this community. We see the impact of your steps every day, and we are honored to help steward the work we’re building together.
On behalf of everyone at GirlTREK: thank you — for walking, for believing, for leading, and for being on this life-changing journey with us.
In gratitude and sisterhood,
Ayanna, Summer, and Stephanie GirlTREK Development Team
Learn about our walking movement transforming health. Thank you to Direct Relief for making this work possible.
GirlTREK is on a mission to improve health outcomes for Black women in America.
