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Helping young women make good choices as they grow to become healthy, well-adjusted teens & adults.
Our comprehensive program will focus on building self-esteem, assessing interests & values, career awareness, educational goals, & coping with challenging social issues.
The NCBW “Just Us Girls” Mentoring Program offers one-on-one and group sessions promoting personal development, academic success skills and career focus for youth and adolescent girls, ages 12 to 18.
Program Term: January 2010 – June 2010; July 2010 - December 2010
Location: Carrie Meek Center at Hadley Park 1350 NW 50th Street Miami, FL 33142
Participants: Approximately 15 – 25 girls between the ages of 12 and 18
Session Duration:
“Just Us Girls”: mentoring program will be a monthly, 3 hour group session featuring a guest speaker with a new discussion topic each Saturday.
Sessions will be facilitated in three blocks:
· Refreshments: Continental Breakfast (15 min)
· Block #1: Introduction of speaker and topic for the day (45 min.)
· Break: (15 min)
· Block #2: Group activity and/or small group discussion (1 hour)
· Block #3: Large group discussion and closure (45 min.)
2010 CALENDER
Meeting Date
Session
Title
TRACK 1
January 9
One
Program Orientation Meeting
Feb. 20
Two
Teen Summit
March 5-7
Weekend Retreat
Getting to Know You! Various sessions (incl. Personal Hygiend, Peer Pressure)
March 20
Three
Pregnancy & STDs
April 18
Four
Rap Session: "What Effects You?"
April - May TBA
Community Service
Habitat for Humanity - Women Build
May 15
Five
Friends & Family Picnic
June 19
Six
Track 1 Closing Ceremony; Hands on Miami orientation
TRACK 2
July 17
One
Pregnancy & STDs
July/Aug TBA
Community Service
School Supply Distribution
Aug. 21
Two
Rap Session: Back to School
Sept. 18
Three
Women Empowerment Conference
Oct. 2
Making Strides - Breast Cancer Walk
Oct. 16
Four
Teens Under Construction
Nov. 20
Five
Show me the Money/ Thanksgiving Basket Distribution
Dec. 18
Six
Track 2 Closing Ceremony
For an application or more information about Just Us Girls, CLICK HERE.
