Hi everyone! Grace Rihs here again to talk about the first part of our day today.
Today we had the wonderful opportunity to visit the PACE Center for young girls. This organization works with troubled young girls who did not fit in traditional school settings. These young women are given an opportunity to transform their lives, however, through PACE and the numerous opportunitites the program provides to the community.
We met with the Associate Executive Director of the program and she told us that the various forms of schooling and tutoring offered focuses on relationship-oriented training and learning. They also utilize a gender-response approach as well as focusing on mental health issues to create lasting change in young women.
The people who dedicate their lives here are an inspiration! Through all of the dedication and hard work done by not only the staff, but also by the students, there is a beautiful and rare opportunity to truly metamorphosize.
Every room is detail oriented and utilized to see students succeed. From troops hand selected to aid in the development and collaboration of women, to the "interview closet", which provides clothing to students applying for jobs, every little detail counts towards changing the students' lives.
Our group feels so blessed to have been able to meet and understand an organization that does such good.
Hopefully, with hard work and a little more intention, we will be able to bring lasting change wherever we go to.
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