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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. 5
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
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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
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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
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Saint Joan Antida High School
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Siloah Lutheran School
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Silver Spring Neighborhood Center
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Story School
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Hopkins Lloyd
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Urban Roots
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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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