Tools & Tiaras Boston

As a history-making plumber who has excelled at her beloved trade for over 25 years alongside mostly men, Judaline Cassidy had long-envisioned starting an organization to show girls that "Jobs Don’t Have Genders™”. She wanted to empower girls with the skills and confidence to pursue any nontraditional career path they dreamed for themselves, in or outside the construction trades. Now five years since launching Tools & Tiaras Inc. (T&T) in New York City and serving hundreds of girls, Judaline, one of CNN’s Champions For Change, is now answering the ever-growing demand for her acclaimed nonprofit’s innovative programming with regional expansion. This summer, Judaline and her team will welcome girls and young women in New England to the T&T family through the launch of the organization’s first local Chapter - Tools & Tiaras Boston LLC. Tools & Tiaras Inc. serves girls and young women (ages 6-17), especially those in underserved communities, through hands-on, mentoring workshops and summer camps. T&T’s signature fun-meets-education curriculum is centered on the skilled construction trades, and all programming is led by gender and racial barrier breaking tradeswomen leaders and field experts. Its mission is to advance girls’ interest in pursuing non-traditional careers in S.T.E.A.M. professions, which include all aspects of the construction industry. To do that, the organization puts tools directly into girls’ hands, helping them realize - and believe - just how capable they are. Girls also get to see, connect with, and be inspired by mentors and role models who look like them. And, together, we will help even more girls see the limitless possibilities for themselves as next generation tradeswomen and S.T.E.A.M. leaders, workforce trailblazers and change-makers.