Everyday Triumphs
Imani Walker
Imani Walker is the mother of four children. Ms. Walker was a client in the Partner Arms program from 1999 to 2001. Partner Arms provided her with the residential foundation necessary to stabilize her family. She enjoys eleven years in recovery from substance abuse and physical violence. Ms. Walker has used her experience of personal suffering to healing to advocate for the needs of other families with substance use and trauma issues.
Ms. Walker is Co-founder and Director of the Rebecca Project for Human Rights (RPHR), a national legal and policy non-profit organization that advocates for public policy reform,
justice and dignity for vulnerable families.
She is also the founder and director of RPHR’s Sacred Authority program, a national leadership network of parent-advocates and their allies.
Ms. Walker received The Ford Foundation’s “Leadership for a Changing World” award in 2004, Redbook Magazine’s “Mothers and Shakers” 2005 Award and 2009 Lady Diva Award. In addition, she is a 2009 Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration’s (SAMHSA) Women’s Addiction Services Leadership Institute (WASLI) associate. Ms. Walker and The Rebecca Project have been featured in Essence Magazine, Redbook Magazine and The Washington Post.
