In 2007 Dr. Frankel founded Bloom Again Foundation. The mission of Bloom Again Foundation is to provide rapid response financial assistance to economically vulnerable working women when they need it most due to personal or family medical emergencies. Millions of these women are one paycheck away from poverty. They scrape together what's needed to get by from paycheck to paycheck without federal assistance, but one illness in the family, a car accident, or other medical emergency is life-changing for them. Visit the Bloom Again website for more information about the ways in which you can lend a hand.

Bloom Again Board of Directors

Dr. Lois Frankel with Beatriz Penzon, recipient of a gift from Bloom Again

In 1986 Dr. Frankel was instrumental in founding MOSTE: Motivating Our Students Through Experience. With the strong conviction that achieving a diverse workforce requires encouraging at-risk girls to stay in school and go on to college, she developed a mentoring program that matches Los Angeles inner city girls with professional women. In 1996 she established the first MOSTE scholarship and gives a portion of royalties from her books to the MOSTE Scholarship Fund. In 2006 she co-chaired MOSTE’s 20th Anniversary Celebration honoring women who inspire girls, raising over $20,000. She was recognized for her volunteer efforts with MOSTE through Maybelline New York’s Women Who Empower Through Education Award and a $10,000 grant for the organization.

Whenever and wherever possible, Dr. Frankel provides pro bono keynote and motivational presentations to organizations that share her commitment to empowering women and girls. This picture shows her with a group of Indonesian children at the Sutaadmadja School in Subang.

The after-effects of chemotherapy for breast cancer affected Dr. Frankel's hair more than her passion for MOSTE. Seen here making a presentation at MOSTE's 20th Anniversary Celebration.