Amber Brown

Black Butterfly House

Amber  Brown is the founder and executive director of Black Butterfly Women  Services (BBWS), a transitional housing and empowerment program for  justice-involved women and women in recovery in Hennepin County,  Minnesota.

BBWS’ mission is to serve as a “beacon of hope” by offering a supportive, safe community for justice-involved women and women in recovery as they pursue a better future. The vision is for each woman to live in a world where a mistake could lead to an unbelievable success story.

Amber’s own life story is central to her mission. Raised by a single mother in Mississippi, she moved to Minnesota as a teenager, facing poverty, systemic racism, and isolation. At age 15, she was charged with three felonies after a school fight, tried as an adult, and served 86 months in the justice system, including rehabilitation in Texas and a transitional all-girls home in Minnesota. In that home, she experienced racism, discrimination, and lack of culturally appropriate resources, which inspired her to create a safe, inclusive space for women like her.

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