In an era of heightened awareness around identity, environmental sustainability, and social justice, Sisters Affirming Sisterhood Project stands as a beacon for transformative change. Founded by Salome Hall, a disabled Navy veteran, the organization serves as a lifeline for marginalized individuals, particularly transgender, nonbinary, and BIPOC communities experiencing poverty and systemic discrimination.
Rooted in a commitment to identity affirmation, environmental justice, and workers’ rights, Sisters Affirming Sisterhood Project offers more than material support. It affirms dignity, builds connections, and fosters self-reliance by providing free gender-affirming clothing, beauty supplies, and wellness items. At the heart of its mission is a simple but powerful belief, captured in Hall’s words: “We believe that self expression through fashion should not be a luxury. We are building something that helps people feel seen and supported in a world that often discards them like a cheap SHEIN top.”
SAS Project operates innovative programs including pop-up closets, fashion showcases, mutual aid events, and educational workshops that redistribute rescued clothing and supplies to those in critical need. By diverting materials from waste streams, the organization not only promotes environmental sustainability but transforms discarded items into tools for independence and empowerment. They encourage consumers to educate themselves on sustainable fashion, upcycle and repair the clothing they already own, and divest from the exploitation perpetuated by the fast fashion industry.
In 2025, the launch of Threads Reimagined during New York Fashion Week set a new benchmark for intersectionality in fashion. Held at the historic Judson Memorial Church, the show celebrated the creativity of trans and queer designers in a space long associated with radical art and activism. Featuring upcycled, gender-inclusive designs, it emphasized a fashion narrative rooted in care and solidarity at a time of growing political threats against LGBTQIA+ communities.
Sisters Affirming Sisterhood Project’s impact extends beyond fashion. Through its workforce development initiatives, the organization trains and employs trans and disabled individuals across fashion, mutual aid, and creative industries. This holistic approach fosters economic empowerment, dignity, and sustainability, weaving resilience into every aspect of its work.
Since its founding, SAS Project has distributed over 500 free gender-affirming kits, hosted dozens of public events, and launched a mobile boutique that brings affirming resources to wider communities. Its work has been recognized by platforms such as Love Now Magazine, NYC Pride, and CIC Philadelphia’s Social Impact Cohort, a mark of the organization’s growing influence and impact.
More than a nonprofit, Sisters Affirming Sisterhood Project is a movement. It seeks to expand its reach by inviting new supporters, collaborators, and funders who believe in building a future where sustainability, dignity, and liberation are within everyone’s grasp. The organization hope to raise money to own and operate a mobile boutique so they can “take their mission on the road,” Hall says. By positioning fashion as a vehicle for healing and resistance, the project reimagines what is possible when intention, creativity and solidarity drive change.
With its innovative approach, SAS Project is disrupting how society perceives fashion, sustainability, and equity. Its emphasis on community, creativity, and advocacy challenges conventional narratives, propelling forward a movement rooted in the belief that affirmation is a right, not a luxury.