FEARLESS BEAUTY INC

Provides cosmetology education and mentorship to women in Rishikesh, India, to help them gain skills for sustainable livelihoods in the beauty industry. This program has been ongoing since 2014, with an educator teaching haircutting for one month each year since 2016, and has resulted in graduates teaching beauty skills to other women in their community.

Operates a trauma-informed cosmetology vocational program at the Rose M. Singer Center on Rikers Island, pairing 10 at-risk or previously incarcerated women with two educators for a 3-month program offered three times per year, covering foundational hairstyling, textured/curly hairstyling, braiding, hair color, skincare, makeup, and nails, alongside personal development skills.

Runs a skills development program launched in 2014 for young women in Rishikesh, India, providing annual cosmetology education and mentorship since 2015. The program has enabled 23 of 29 participants to graduate, with 7 securing income in the beauty industry and 4 finding jobs outside it.

Launched in 2014 to train young women in India for sustainable livelihoods in the beauty industry, resulting in 23 of 29 participants graduating, with 7 earning income in the beauty sector and 4 securing jobs outside it. An educator has provided annual month-long teaching and mentorship in Rishikesh since 2016, building on initial education efforts in 2015 and 2016.

Provides a trauma-informed, 3-month cosmetology training program for 10 at-risk or previously incarcerated women at the Rose M. Singer Center on Rikers Island, offered three times per year with twice-weekly classes covering hairstyling, braiding, hair color, skincare, makeup, and nails. The program launched in January 2018 and includes personal development components such as values clarification, active listening, and public speaking.

Provides a 3-month, trauma-informed cosmetology program at the Rose M. Singer Center on Rikers Island for 10 at-risk or previously incarcerated women per cohort, offering twice-weekly classes in foundational hairstyling, textured/curly hairstyling, braiding, hair color, skincare, makeup, and nails. The program includes three cohorts per year and integrates anti-racism and personal development components.

Integrates strengths-based development into the curriculum, helping participants build vision and values, active listening, public speaking, and leadership skills as part of the broader cosmetology training program.

Supports program graduates in India to teach beauty skills to other women in their communities, extending the reach of the vocational training program through peer-led instruction.

Graduates of the India-based cosmetology program are teaching beauty skills to other women in their communities, creating a multiplier effect and extending the reach of the original training initiative.

Provides scholarship support for graduates of its programs to attend cosmetology school, as evidenced by supporting a student who graduated from Christine Valmy Beauty School in January 2020.

Provides scholarship support to program graduates to attend accredited cosmetology schools, including support for a graduate who completed Christine Valmy Beauty School in January 2020.

Provides scholarship support to program graduates to attend accredited cosmetology schools, including support for a graduate who completed Christine Valmy Beauty School in January 2020. This capacity-building effort extends the impact of the core training programs by enabling credentialing and professional entry.