Name: King’s Daughter

Director: Rona Williams

Website: www.kdgirls.org

Telephone: 704-395-8685

Mission

To  teach young girls to embrace the joy of being a woman through creative mentoring, personal empowerment, community service, academic excellence & cultural exposure. 

Mentoring Sessions

Founder/Executive Director:

Website: www.pitleadershipcamp.com

Telephone: 512-507-7769

Princess in Training (P.I.T.), Inc. is an organization designed to prepare young ladies to be the leaders of tomorrow.

Mission

Our mission is to encourage young ladies that their futures are not shaped by their environments or circumstances. Every young girl was born to lead. It is our duty to assist these young ladies with identifying and developing these skills. Workshops will cover areas that define a great leader. We want them to walk away from the camp with the tools that will allow them to walk in the fullness of their royalty. Their toolkit will help them to combat daily societal pressures, instill self-confidence, assure a healthy self-esteem, and inspire them to seek out and achieve their dreams.
Leadership Camp Details

P.I.T. Leadership Camp will provide teenage girls an atmosphere that is conducive to both fun and learning while encouraging them to unleash the princess that lives within.

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Afro Puffs and Ponytails is constantly searching for information about camps, clubs and organizations, and mentoring programs to provide as resources for parents and community organizers. It is our hopes that each resource provided will serve to build confidence, enhance self esteem, develop leadership skills, empower, uplift and educate our African American girls. We are not recommending these programs, but offering a starting point for you to conduct your own evaluation and research about whether a program is right for your child.

For an up-to-date listing of other programs for African American girls within the USA, please click here.

Founder

Afro Puffs and Ponytails seek to inspire African American teen girls and young girls by providing positive articles, resources, and words of encouragement. You will find pictures, and personal stories by professional African American women who offer their advice and suggestions for success. This is not a web space for demeaning boys or belittling girls of a different race or nationality. It does however, serve as an electronic avenue for empowering black teen girls by helping to build confidence, improve self-esteem, and sharpen decision-making skills.  

One of the categories of this new e-world is entitled For Parents of African American Young Girls and Teen girls. It presents helpful information for mothers and fathers seeking advice, ideas, and suggestions. The information addresses issues and concerns that parents encounter when guiding and raising their African American daughters.  

Another interesting focus of the website is the High Achievers. High Achievers are young girls and teen girls recommended by their parents for personalized recognition. Recognition may be for academic and sports related achievements or parents might choose to acknowledge their daughters attitudes, personal growth efforts, and responsible behaviors as a form of reinforcement or kudos so to speak.  Family members, friends, and optimistic visitors provide encouraging comments and electronic pats on the back.

Special features include numerous links to programs that encourage participation of African American young girls and teen girls. This national listing includes organizations, camps, clubs, etiquette info, and mentoring programs. Contact information and links to these valuable resources are all available for anyone seeking alternatives for improving the outcome of young black teen girls.

There is so much media coverage of African American teen girls and alarming statistics about teen pregnancies, sexually transmitted diseases, and inappropriate conduct. I believe that in order to help the girls who have fallen off track, we have to expose them to something other than reminders of their offenses.   Advertising their shortcomings has been the norm for some time now and in my humble opinion, it’s not helping but it is breaking their spirit.

On this site, we strive to counterbalance the girls’ well-publicized shortfalls by introducing an overflow of encouragement and hopeful possibilities.  If a teen girl has made numerous calamitous decisions and she is alive, she still has an opportunity to change her path towards a flourishing and rewarding life.  Afro Puffs and Ponytails is an attempt to demonstrate this belief by serving as a positive website of empowerment and inspiration.

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Founder – Ocielia Gibson

Website: www.morethanaprettyface.org

Telephone: 1-903-733-6888

Mission

More Than a Pretty Face Inc’s mission is to reinvent the notion of beauty among young women, aiding then in the discovery of  self- identity, delaying of sexual activity,  and  development of social leadership for a transformed world.

Workshops

Powerful and engaging sessions that are designed to teach and challenge young women to look deeper into where they find their identity by evaluating popular messages they have received,  gaining awareness of their communities, and  making leadership contributions to a hurting world regardless of being young in age. 

Please visit the website or give them a call for more information.

Telephone: (512) 841-4093

Mission

GEN’s mission is to foster healthy self-esteem in girls by engaging them to explore and define their personal values and to build skills that empower them with confidence and courage to make wise choices.

Values

GENaustin girls will
Identify important values in their lives and make decisions that are right for them
Support and feel connected to other girls
Value and take care of their bodies
Think critically about the media and the messages it sends to girls
Not give up on themselves
Have a voice and be advocates for self and others
Ask for help when they need it
Have skills to communicate productively

GENaustin girls are
Confident
Leaders
Allies to other girls
Comfortable with who they are
Successful
Healthy
Non-judgmental

Program:

Executive Director: Liticia Hairston Whitten

Website:  www.ylco.org

Telephone: (843) 744-5510

Mission

To provide programs for youth, ages 11 to 18, which will enhance their SPACE (social/spiritual, physical, academic, character, and emotional) development.

Program Initiative

Founder: Yashica Fowler

Website: http://www.projectwomantowoman.org

Telephone: 904.962.9735

Email: projectwoman[at]projectwomantowoman.org

Mission

Speaking to the hearts and minds of women and girls that tragedy turns triumphant.

Project: Woman to Woman, Inc., a faith-based organization developed to empower women and girls; that tragedies become triumphs.  Project: Woman to Woman, Inc. offers a variety of services which include but are not limited to inspirational and motivational workshops, enrichment camps and programs, conferences, mentoring, and counseling. 

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Afro Puffs and Ponytails is constantly searching for information about camps, clubs and organizations, and mentoring programs to provide as resources for parents and community organizers. It is our hopes that each resource provided will serve to build confidence, enhance self esteem, develop leadership skills, empower, uplift and educate our African American girls. We are not recommending these programs, but offering a starting point for you to conduct your own evaluation and research about whether a program is right for your child.

For an up-to-date listing of other programs for African American girls within the USA, please click here.

Afro Puffs and Ponytails  present Alyssa A. Curry as one of our High Achievers!

Alyssa is a 14 year old  beautiful and very talented girl.  Her talent for drawing was recognized as early as kindergarten. Over the years, she has received numerous awards for various projects. She was awarded a summer-session scholarship for art classes during her elementary years, a recommendation from one of her teachers.

Beginning in middle school, she was inducted into the NJAS and has been a member for the past 3 years.  She was elected as vice president during her eighth grade year.  She competed in an art contest for Christmas cards and placed in the top 100 out of 1400 entries! From this idea, Alyssa decided to start her own greeting card line using her own drawings with a Texas theme.

She has her first copyrighted card in print and is very optimistic and passionate about the entire process. Her plans are numerous and her
dreams are big!

Her  Mom said she is very proud of her and so are we! 

Congratulations Alyssa!

If you would like to read about  our other High Achievers, please click here.

Gems of Virture:

Founder: Felicia Weeks

Contact Info: felicia@gemsofvirtue.org

Gems of Virtue, is a non-profit provider of leading edge mentor services and character building education for girls ages 7-19. The goal of this program is to foster a loving environment of sisterhood through interactive forums and workshops, community service projects, field –trips, and extra – curricular outlets that encourage the development of positive social, physical, academic and ethical decision-making skills. By promoting healthy behaviors & attitudes such as self-awareness, self-respect, self-determination and self-reliance our precious stones Grace, Wisdom and Beauty will learn the grace of being a lady.

Gems of Virture locations include, Fayette, Jonesboro, and Atlanta, GA.

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Afro Puffs and Ponytails is constantly searching for information about camps, clubs and organizations, and mentoring programs to provide as resources for parents and community organizers. It is our hopes that each resource provided will serve to build confidence, enhance self esteem, develop leadership skills, empower, uplift and educate our African American girls. We are not recommending these programs, but offering a starting point for you to conduct your own evaluation and research about whether a program is right for your child.

For an up-to-date listing of other programs for African American girls within the USA, please click here.

If you have a daughter between the age of 16 and 18, and you are concerned that she may not complete her high school education, you may want to consider this program.  Visit the website and find a location near you.

Website: Youth Challenge Website

Mission

 
The mission of the National Guard Youth ChalleNGe Program is to intervene in and reclaim the lives of 16-18 year old high school dropouts, producing program graduates with the values, life skills, education, and self-discipline necessary to succeed as productive citizens.

Core components of the program are:

• citizenship
• academic excellence (GED/high school diploma attainment)
• life-coping skills
• service to community
• health and hygiene
• job skills training
• leadership/followership
• and physical training.

The 22-week Residential Phase, which includes the Pre-ChalleNGe Phase, is followed by a year-long mentoring relationship with a specially trained member from each youth’s community.