Welcome to SistaBees!
About Us
Founder's Story
Nakeya Bell (she/her/hers) is the Executive Director and Founder of SistaBees. Nakeya is deeply committed to addressing the heart of issues affecting girls, women, and femmes of color. She believes in empowering and supporting youth to realize their own self-potential and work with their fellow sistas and community to achieve, heal and lead together for a better future!
A proud South Central, LA native, Nakeya's love for her city inspires her every day to work hard by giving voice to youth, especially girls, women and femmes of color to lead, celebrate JOY and make a change in their own communities.
Our Mission
SistaBees is an organization dedicated to girls, women, and femmes to connect, learn, heal, celebrate the power of sisterhood, and LEAD! Our impact is centered on empowering our Sistas' stories and voices by creating safe youth-led spaces, programs and leadership opportunities.
Our programs are designed to uplift, educate, and inspire youth through programs, leadership development, mentorship, healing circles, and experimental learning opportunities across Sacramento.
We are committed to taking up space for Black, Latinx, Native, Asian American and Pacific Islander girls, Women, and Femmes. Our programs offerings are FREE, including our annual Spring and Summer weekend leadership and youth wellness retreats, events, and field trips.
To learn more about our amazing programs and sistahood, please contact Nakeya Bell, Executive Director, at (916) 860-7121 and nakeyab@sistabees.org