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Mission: To build stronger, more connected communities by supporting the successful

reintegration of citizens after incarceration.

Vision: To foster community connections, resilience, and self-sufficiency through equitable

access to housing, employment, education, and wellness resources.

Womxn Beyond Borders is not just a reentry program—it is a movement for transformation,

equity, and gender justice in Philadelphia.

Founded by Sappho R. Fulton, MSW, MA, Ph.D. (candidate). Womxn Beyond Borders is a

Philadelphia-based 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization dedicated to advancing gender justice and

community resilience by empowering justice-impacted cis-women, trans individuals, and

system-affected communities. The organization provides trauma-informed reentry programming,

housing support, and workforce development services designed to foster healing, stability, and

empowerment.

Pre-entry & Reentry 

Gender Based Violence Support 

Mental & Wellness:

Crisis intervention 

Workforce Development:

Social Equality:

Mindfulness   

Extended Services   

Transitional and supportive housing for youth aging out of the foster care system.

Educational resources and post-secondary support for reentering and housing-insecure youth.

Workforce training and job placement partnerships connecting participants with sustainable employment opportunities.

Work readiness and training along with referrals for mental health services for Transpersons that are on the sex registry and those that have violent crimes. 

Sappho Reynan Fulton is a globally respected abolitionist, transformational life coach, community organizer, and Ph.D. student in International Psychology. As CEO of Womxn Beyond Borders, she leads a Philadelphia-based nonprofit that dismantles barriers to reentry through “behind the walls” programming and FUSE: Getting from Point A to Point C, while expanding safe, gender-affirming housing options for justice-impacted transgender individuals as part of comprehensive reentry support. In her role on the Governance Committee on the HAFI Board, she advances strategies that center equity, safety, and economic mobility for communities most impacted by incarceration. Currently serving as the Co-Chair of the CAC.

Sappho offers contract services as a psychologist for youth across various capacities, delivering trauma-informed, culturally responsive care that bridges clinical practice with community-based healing. She also serves on the advisory board of CEAL, contributing research-grounded insights to program design and evaluation.

A seasoned organizer with work spanning seven African countries, Sappho integrates gender justice advocacy with spiritual leadership as an initiated Ifa Priestess in the Ogboni, Esu, and Egbe Akawande lineages. A survivor of addiction, incarceration, and complex trauma, she channels lived experience into restorative programming and policy change. Her leadership and community impact have been recognized by partners and initiatives throughout Philadelphia and beyond.