In order to highlight pockets of excellence across the country, the NNED selects a partner organization to highlight once a month. PEARLS For Teen Girls, has been selected as the Partner of the Month for March in celebration of Women’s History Month.
PEARLS began in 1993 as a volunteer effort to help girls in middle school develop social, emotional and practical skills that would prepare them to be empathetic, self-sufficient leaders. Now serving girls 5th through 12th grades, PEARLS supports girls as they wrestle with the upheavals of adolescence, interpersonal, educational and, in some cases, socioeconomic challenges.
PEARLS for Teen Girls believes in improving quality of life and strengthening the Milwaukee community one girl at a time by empowering young women with self-development tools, guidance and support to strive for better, brighter futures by living out the PEARLS values: Personal Responsibility, Empathy, Awareness, Respect, Leadership and Support.
The current programs:
- PEARLS Support Groups – Through the peer support groups for girls, their multigenerational facilitation teams provides girls a safe-space to bloom into themselves. With Social Emotional Learning embedded into there research-based curriculum, they open their eyes to new possibilities and support their version of success.
- College and Career Readiness – PEARLS offer girls guidance to recognize their own power: that they are responsible for their choices and they they have unique gifts they can use to create their own futures.
- One-on-One Coaching – Mentoring is a vital for youth so in addition to group support and college and career counseling, they connect high school girls with professional volunteers in the community. These volunteers support PEARLS girls with one-on-one support and build transformational personal relationships.
Learn more about PEARLS For Teen Girls and their mission for improving quality of lives one girl at a time by empowering young women with self-development tools, guidance and support to strive for better, brighter futures.
View a list of previous NNED Partners of the Month.