Pearls for Teen Girls Annual Report

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PEARLS believes...

THAT EVERY GIRL IS PRECIOUS

WITH UNIQUE GIFTS AND STRENGTHS. WITH OUR NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED SIGNATURE SELF-DEVELOPMENT CURRICULUM AND OUR LEADERSHIP COMPASS, PEARLS GROUPS ARE GIRLS-ONLY, SAFE-SPACE GATHERINGS FOR GIRLS 5th-12th GRADE. GROUPS MEET WEEKLY AT LOCAL SCHOOLS AND YOUTH SERVING ORGANIZATIONS AND PROMOTE SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL LEARNING THROUGH PEARLS VALUES OF PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY, EMPATHY, AWARENESS, RESPECT, LEADERSHIP AND SUPPORT.

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LETTER FROM EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR,

Gerry Howze Greetings PEARLS friend,

It is with great pride that I share with you the results of our 2016 efforts to build strong girls and community—and we couldn’t have done it without you. Together, through PEARLS weekly groups and College & Career Readiness activities we served over 1,800 girls! That doesn’t even take into consideration all of the alum who have stayed engaged with PEARLS, taking their schooling and career success to the next level.

There will be many more outcomes of which we proudly share throughout this report, but numbers show just a snapshot of the growth seen in PEARLS girls. Woven throughout, please take a moment to read from the girls themselves how they have started to see transformations on the continuous path they are taking to become their best selves.

Our excitement is increasing as we experience the momentum of success as we continue to put our focus on being a girl- and data-driven organization committed to excellence.

As we strive to make sure every PEARLS girl has the opportunity to see her potential and build her self-efficacy, in 2016 our staff engaged in intensive strategic initiatives to evaluate our core program activities. We assessed the impact of each activity towards achieving our mission to support girls’ positive self-development. We considered several factors in the evaluation, including: our ability to deliver programming with excellence; girls’ levels of participation in each activity; and the financial sustainability of each programming element. This assessment will continue to provide insights for staff and our board in identifying and supporting the programming elements that allow us to meet girls’ needs, maintain program quality, steward our donors’ investments wisely, and support our long-term sustainability as an organization.

To our generous donors, caring volunteers, dedicated board, staff and most importantly, our girls, thank you for being part of the PEARLS family and supporting girls’ success in living out the PEARLS values of: Personal Responsibility, Empathy, Awareness, Respect, Leadership and Support. Together, we WILL continue to empower girls throughout their pursuit of achieving their goals and dreams. Please enjoy the results of our work together.

Yours in Service,

Gerry Howze PEARLS for Teen Girls Executive Director 1

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I STARTED TO SEE A CHANGE IN MYSELF AS I CONTINUED IN PEARLS. I STARTED TO CHANGE INTO THE PERSON I FOUGHT TO BECOME. I STARTED TO UNDERSTAND WHAT THE TRUE DEFINITION OF BEING BEAUTIFUL WAS, AND THE TRUE DEFINITION WAS ME. EBONIE

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Mission

PEARLS for Teen Girls is improving quality of life and strengthening our community one girl at a time by empowering young women with self-development tools, guidance and support to strive for better, brighter futures by living out with the PEARLS values: Personal Responsibility, Empathy, Awareness, Respect, Leadership and Support.

Vision

PEARLS is rapidly becoming known among girls, funders and public and private entities in our community as “the program” for girls’ self-development. Our programs provide girls with a safe place, skill development and self-esteem building that lead to better life choices and an opportunity to realize their full potential.

Promise

We are PEARLS girls and we want to be our best selves. All of the girls in this circle are my PEARLS sisters. We are learning how each one of us is precious and unique. PEARLS helps us believe in ourselves by building:

is for Personal Responsibility. I can make a difference.

is for Empathy. I will strive to understand how it feels to walk in your shoes.

is for Awareness. I want to know more about myself and the world around me.

is for Respect. I will value you and your opinions, even if we disagree.

is for Leadership. I want to put my beliefs into action and make this world a better place.

is for Support. I want to help and encourage.

We promise to help each other practice these traits. We want to become role models and powerful women who achieve our goals and dreams. Thank you all for our precious time together today!

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PEARLS FOR TEEN GIRLS HAS PLAYED AN INTRICATE PART IN NOT ONLY MY SELF-DEVELOPMENT BUT CREATED A PLATFORM TO HELP ME MAKE SMART LIFE CHOICES. T ’ K E YA H

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Leadership Compass

A foundation of PEARLS nationally recognized Self-Development Curriculum, the Leadership Compass is a powerful symbol of girls' self-development: heart, mind, body and spirit as they live out the PEARLS values.

Loving Myself Helping Hands in the Community

• Believing "I can do it!"

• Self-appreciation, taking care of me.

• Taking healthy risks, trying

• Volunteering my time

new things.

and talents.

• Building my confidence.

• Discovering myself.

• Getting involved in a

project that addresses the problem.

• Showing that I care

about needs beyond my own neighborhood.

Building Relationships with Others • Appreciating people different

Believing the Sky is the Limit

than me.

• Trusting the reasons behind what others do.

• Be more optimistic about my future.

• Believe my life has purpose.

• Accomplish new goals that help my future path.

• Find out about various career options.

• Build on my talents.

• Identify options for my future, including

college-going processes, career paths and how to financially plan for my future goals.

• Being understanding of others, even when it's really difficult.

• Communicating with respect

Striving to Achieve

and kindness.

• Feel empowered to make positive decisions in my life, such as improving attendance, grades or behavior in school.

• Take on new leadership roles and

responsibilities at home, school or in PEARLS.

• Motivate myself to try new, positive things.

• Work productively in a team environment.

• Aspire to and envision my ideal future self.

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2016 Y E A R

65%

MIDDLE SCHOOL

PEARLS served an unduplicated total of

% 1,827 girls 2016

35 in 2016

PARTICIPATION

HIGH SCHOOL

Race / Ethnicity %

65%

African-American /Black. . . 79

MIDDLE SCHOOL

2016

PARTICIPATION

Hispanic /Latina. . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

35%

Other/Multi-Racial . . . . . . . . 11 Caucasian/White. . . . . . . . . . . . 3

HIGH SCHOOL

American Indian/ Alaska Native . . . . . . . . . . . . . . <1 Asian. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . <1 Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander . . . . . . <1

96 % 100 % 96% 100% COLLEGE & CAREER READINESS*

GRADUATED HIGH SCHOOL

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GRADUATED HIGH SCHOOL

ON TRACK FOR POST-SECONDARY SUCCESS

ON TRACK FOR POST-SECONDARY SUCCESS

END RESULTS PEARLS has increased the number of girls served with high impact, quality programming by

92%

FUNDING Donations %

since 2012

Foundations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45.4 Organizations (Non-profit). . . . 12.0

VOLUNTEERS

Corporate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.9 Individual Donations. . . . . . . . . 11.2

150

2015 2016

Special Project Funding. . . . . . . 5.0

204

Special Events (NET) . . . . . . . . . . 6.1 In Kind Donations. . . . . . . . . . . . 0.7 PARTNER FEES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.7

46%

ALUMNAE INCREASE

Expenses %

IN ENGAGEMENT

Program. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85.5

OVER 2015

Admin. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.5

100%

of active* girls served chose not to get pregnant in 2016 *Active girls in group only

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I HAVE LEARNED A LOT THIS YEAR BEING IN PEARLS. I LEARNED THAT BEING A GIRL AND GROWING UP TO BE A YOUNG LADY IS A STRONG AND POWERFUL THING. AKILA

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PEARLS is committed to equipping our girls with the knowledge, resources and tools they need to define and successfully navigate their academic and professional paths. Through community collaborations, partnerships and pipelines to local leaders, PEARLS’ College and Career Readiness Program (CCR):

Is Built into Self-Development Curriculum • • • •

Building Your Personal Brand Preparing for the Future Career Exploration Financial Literacy

Includes College Prep • • • •

College & Career Prep Theme Parties Campus visits College & Career Coach Mentor Program Colleen Fitzgerald Legacy Scholarship Program and external scholarship support

Offers Career Exploration • Exclusive PEARLS events hosted by corporate and community partners

• • • •

Groups may finish at 12th grade, but our support of them does not as they continue to be an inspiration and motivation for our current PEARLS girls.

Professional Development • Opportunities to attend corporate partner sponsored networking

• • • •

Workshops Connections to internships and job opportunities Scholarship opportunities College & Career Coach mentor program

Volunteerism • • • •

College panels & campus visits Supporting PEARLS groups Resource for PEARLS girls Speaking engagements

Communication • • • •

Monthly "Alum Alert" newsletter Semester scholarship reports Bridges to college campus support Care packages

PEARLS Career Explorers Program External networking events Job & internship search support Network of role models through PEARLS

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PEARLS VOLUNTEERS ARE ESSENTIAL IN BUILDING UP STRONG GIRLS AND A STRONG COMMUNITY.

THANK you TO OUR DEDICATED FRIENDS, CORPORATIONS AND GROUPS WHO HAVE PLAYED SUCH AN INTEGRAL PART IN GIRLSâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; DEVELOPMENT! 10

Site Partners 1.

53rd Street School

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Alexander Mitchell School

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Audubon Middle School

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BEAM Middle School

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Carmen Northwest Campus

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Carver Academy

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COA Goldin Center

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Daniels Mardak Boys & Girls Club

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Grandview High School

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Gwen T. Jackson

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Hope Christian

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I Have a Dream

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Keefe Avenue School

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Kings Academy

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Martin Luther King Jr. School

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Milwaukee Academy of Science

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Milwaukee Collegiate Academy

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Milwaukee Community Cyber School

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Milwaukee College Prep-36th St

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Milwaukee College Prep-38th St

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Milwaukee College Prep-Lloyd St

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Morse Marshall

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North Division High School

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Notre Dame Middle School

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PEARLS Office

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Riley Elementary

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Riverside University High School

28.

Saint Joan Antida High School

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Siloah Lutheran School

30.

Silver Spring Neighborhood Center

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Story School

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Hopkins Lloyd

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Urban Roots

34.

Washington High School

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Board of Directors Gerry Howze

Executive Director

Meg Brzyski Nelson

Board Chair – Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin Foundation

Lisa Long

Finance Chair – Board Treasurer – PwC

Christie Krugler

Development Chair – Community Volunteer

Ninveh J. Neuman

Marketing & Communications Chair – Rockwell Automation

Kadie Jelenchick

Governance Chair – Foley & Lardner LLP

Deirdra Copeland

Secretary – BMO Harris Bank

Laura Arnow

Arnow & Associates

Denise Greathouse

Michael Best & Friedrich LLP

Michelle D. Greene

Johnson Controls, Inc.

Tawanna Jackson

Miller Coors

Luke Kasten

PNC Wealth Management

Mark Ketterhagen

Milwaukee College Prep – Lloyd Street School

Tori Termaat

Harley-Davidson Motor Company

Donors

For a list of our generous donors please go to pearlsforteengirls.com/2016-donor-list

1805 N MLK Jr. Drive • Milwaukee, WI 53212

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