Schai Schairer founded Fighting Injustice Standing Together (FISTdc) to care for and empower vulnerable women inside prison and women recently released from prison. Schai is a graduate from Montgomery College, and Howard University School of Social Work, and obtained an Executive Certificate from Harvard Kennedy School's Nonprofit Leadership Program. Schai was recently honored with a Maryland Women's Under 40 Award, and the Montgomery County Serves award for her work with FIST.