PEARLS believes that every girl is precious with unique gifts and strengths.

 

Join a PEARLS Group

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PEARLS groups meet once or twice weekly at local schools, community centers, and our PEARLS office.

Our groups are:

  • Safe spaces for girls in 5th-12th grade

  • Run by a team of program coordinators, associate program coordinators and teen facilitators.

  • Free and 100% voluntary

 

Know a girl who would benefit from a PEARLS group? Refer her here:

 

“I have grown because I am a better person, I learned a lot in PEARLS from my facilitators but also my PEARLS sisters. I love them.”

-Jasmine, Riverside High School

What we do in PEARLS Groups

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PEARLS groups are fun, interactive sessions that bring girls together to have REAL conversations, play games, and learn more about themselves and the world around them.

We focus on these core areas:

Striving to Achieve

Helping Hands in the Community

Social Emotional Learning

Trauma-Informed Care

Self-Development

Self-Esteem Building

Building Healthy Relationships

College and Career Readiness

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 Where are PEARLS Groups?

You can find a PEARLS group at schools, community centers, or at the PEARLS office.

All groups provide support, snacks, and activities focused on the areas above.

So, how do you know which you can join? Mostly, it will depend on your location. There are two different types of PEARLS Groups: Traditional and In-House.

Traditional Groups

  • Held at schools for students at that school

  • Program Facilitation Team visits that school once a week for programming

  • Can be during school or after school

  • Open Groups are a subset of Traditional Groups that are:

    • Open to any girl

    • Held after school at Community Sites or the PEARLS office

    • Have virtual and hybrid options now available

In-House Groups

  • In-House Program Coordinators are available to support girls Monday- Thursday at that school

  • Designated PEARLS safe-space at school site

  • Groups held throughout the school day

  • No transportation necessary

 

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 Why Join PEARLS?

We could tell you a million reasons why to join PEARLS, but we are girl- driven and girl-led, so find out from PEARLS girls!

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