Emerge New Jersey Announces Lift As We Rise Scholarship Fund

Brielle, NJ — On Monday, Emerge New Jersey, the state’s premiere organization that recruits, trains, and provides a powerful network for Democratic women running for office launched a new scholarship initiative aimed at eliminating financial barriers for women preparing to run for office.

The Lift As We Rise Scholarship Fund will support emerging women leaders by providing tuition assistance to program members in need.

“Emerge New Jersey is dedicated to ensuring that any woman who wants to run for office has access to our essential training opportunities, with a particular focus on women of the New American Majority including Black, Brown, Indigenous, unmarried, young, and LGBTQ+ women ” said Executive Director Geri Jannarone.

Women who train with Emerge New Jersey often experience financial challenges not just in affording tuition, but also in taking time off work, paying for childcare, and traveling. Emerge New Jersey’s Signature Training is a four-month, comprehensive program on the skills and tools necessary to run a successful campaign. In late March the organization will begin training its Class of 2022.

“We believe no woman accepted into our program should be prevented from participating due to lack of resources,” stated Jannarone.

“Emerge New Jersey is committed to increasing the diversity of the women who train with us, run for office, and get elected statewide,” said cabinet member Lauren Abrecht. “Our scholarship fund will improve women’s accessibility to the skills and tools needed to campaign.”

Emerge New Jersey created the Lift As We Rise Scholarship Fund to support emerging women leaders training with Emerge New Jersey by providing tuition assistance to program members in need. Their goal is to raise $10,000 to help remove financial barriers for future women leaders to get the training they need to run and get elected.

For more information about the Lift As We Rise Scholarship Fund visit
https://bit.ly/3re56fQ or email Geri@EmergeNJ.org