Building a stronger community, one girl at a time
Our Mission
PEARLS for Teen Girls is improving quality of life and strengthening our community one girl at a time by empowering young women and gender-expansive youth 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
What We Aim to Solve
From Survive to Thrive
Our communities lack support and that affects our youth the most. Many of us learn how to survive but not to thrive. PEARLS works to give girls the unconditional support they deserve and empower them with the tools to discover their path — then walk it with confidence.
When others say, "you can't succeed," we say, "you can, and we'll help you learn how.”
How We Do It
PEARLS Support Groups
Through our peer support groups for girls, our multigenerational facilitation teams provides girls a safe-space to bloom into themselves. With Social Emotional Learning embedded into our research-based curriculum, we open their eyes to new possibilities and support their version of success.
College and Career Readiness
We 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.
We share concrete strategies for setting and achieving their goals, as well as support from adults, and connections to educational, pre-career, health and more resources.
One-on-One Coaching
Mentoring is a vital for our youth so in addition to group support and college and career counseling, we connect our high school girls with professional volunteers in the community. These volunteers support PEARLS girls with one-on-one support and build transformational personal relationships.
“Since joining, her grades have improved. I’ve noticed that now when she smiles, her smile comes through from the inside out! She’s found her self-confidence.”
- Theresa, PEARLS Girl Parent
Do you want to help PEARLS Girls?
Your gift will create ripple effects throughout our community.