{"id":154,"date":"2025-08-06T13:46:45","date_gmt":"2025-08-06T13:46:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thenijafoundation.org\/?page_id=154"},"modified":"2025-08-08T12:17:07","modified_gmt":"2025-08-08T12:17:07","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/thenijafoundation.org\/?page_id=154","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"154\" class=\"elementor elementor-154\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-754594ed elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"754594ed\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1be59e0d\" data-id=\"1be59e0d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-74cd2a2f elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"74cd2a2f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInLeft&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1284\" height=\"1690\" src=\"https:\/\/thenijafoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/fdf.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-333\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thenijafoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/fdf.png 1284w, https:\/\/thenijafoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/fdf-228x300.png 228w, https:\/\/thenijafoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/fdf-778x1024.png 778w, https:\/\/thenijafoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/fdf-768x1011.png 768w, https:\/\/thenijafoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/fdf-1167x1536.png 1167w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1284px) 100vw, 1284px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2d22b9d8\" data-id=\"2d22b9d8\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ecbcf1c elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ecbcf1c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Meet the Founder<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1367c42f elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1367c42f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Nija Starke<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6982367b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6982367b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tFounder &#038; Executive Director, The Nija Foundation\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9966a0e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9966a0e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAs a survivor of both domestic violence and incarceration, I didn\u2019t just create The Nija Foundation\u2014I lived the very story that inspired it.\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a38dc61 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a38dc61\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThis organization was born from pain, resilience, and a deep calling to make a difference. I know what it feels like to be silenced, overlooked, and judged by experiences that most people will never truly understand. I also know the strength it takes to rise, rebuild, and reclaim your life when the system\u2014and the world\u2014has counted you out.\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-10dfd04 elementor-blockquote--skin-border elementor-widget elementor-widget-blockquote\" data-id=\"10dfd04\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"blockquote.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<blockquote class=\"elementor-blockquote\">\r\n\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-blockquote__content\">\r\n\t\t\t\tThe Nija Foundation is not just a nonprofit.\nIt\u2019s a lifeline. A voice for the voiceless. A safe space where stories like mine\u2014and so many others\u2014are not just heard, but honored.\t\t\t<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/blockquote>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a973510 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a973510\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tWe focus on:\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-61c2afb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"61c2afb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li>Domestic violence<\/li><li>Women\u2019s incarceration<\/li><li>The struggles of mothering from behind bars<\/li><li>The journey of healing and reintegration after release<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ee0f4a6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ee0f4a6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThis work is personal. It\u2019s sacred. Every woman we support, every life we help restore, is part of a bigger purpose. My hope is that no one walks the road I did feeling alone. Through The Nija Foundation, I\u2019m here to walk it with them\u2014and help light the way forward.\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Meet the Founder Nija Starke Founder &#038; Executive Director, The Nija Foundation As a survivor of both domestic violence and incarceration, I didn\u2019t just create The Nija Foundation\u2014I lived the very story that inspired it. This organization was born from pain, resilience, and a deep calling to make a difference. 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