PILLAR ONE / EXPOSURE + EXPERIENCES
Her world gets bigger.
We place her in new rooms, new experiences, and new environments—so she can discover possibilities she once thought were beyond her.
"Building the women who will build the world"
Building the women who will build the world.
A leadership and enrichment collective preparing young women of color in Cincinnati for college, career, and confident adulthood.
WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR:
👑A young woman in 8th–11th grade in the Greater Cincinnati area.
👑Someone curious, coachable, and willing to show up, even imperfectly.
👑A girl who cares about more than herself. She speaks up, she notices & she cares.
👑A family ready to be part of the journey alongside their daughter.
👑Someone ready to commit to monthly programming, mentorship, and growth.
📅 Application Deadline: November 1, 2026
❓ Questions? Contact: yejide.mack@thequeenscouncil.org
⏱ Application Completion Time: Approximately 20–30 minutes.
THE WHOLE GIRL
Five pillars
One whole woman
Every program activity we run, every experience we design, every conversation we have with these girls — it lives under one of these five pillars.
PILLAR ONE
Exposure & Experiences
College visits to HBCUs and PWIs, corporate tours, theater, and fine dining etiquette. We intentionally expand what she believes is possible by placing her directly into rooms she never knew she could enter.
PILLAR TWO
Academic & Career Preparation
SAT and ACT prep, scholarship workshops, and internships. With financial literacy and entrepreneurship labs, we make sure each student is not merely accepted into next steps, but fully prepared to thrive.
PILLAR THREE
Mentorship & Leadership
Paired with dedicated Black women mentors, girls practice public speaking, debate, and community service. On our youth leadership boards, she learns far more than following—she learns to lead with clarity.
PILLAR FOUR
Spiritual & Identity Development
Shared fellowship, wellness and cultural pride workshops. Through guided safe-space circles, we nurture grounded young women who know who they are, living boldly and completely unbothered.
PILLAR FIVE
Fun & Sisterhood
Retreats, vision board brunches, glam days, and cookouts. Because real joy is not a reward for hard work—joy is the entire point. Girls deserve dedicated spaces to laugh, dance, unwind, connect, and belong.
MEASURABLE PURPOSE
The Need Is Real. The Solution Is Intentional.
We are building concrete, lasting infrastructure for the daughters of Cincinnati.
The Queen council facts and figures
The Weight They Carry
53% of high school girls report persistent sadness or hopelessness — nearly double the 28% reported by boys. (CDC YRBS, 2023)
Support
the Next Generation of Leaders
“When we invest in young women, we don’t just change their stories... we change their world.”
I founded The Queen’s Council because I believe in the power of young women of color — and the impact they will have on our communities, our future and our world.
DR. YEJIDE S. MACK, Ed.D.
Founder & Visionary