PACE Miami Magazine

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MIAMI

TR ANSFORMING MIAMI GIRLS’ LIVES T H R O U G H E D U C AT I O N SUPPORT & RESPECT

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Welcome!

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR FROM OUR

Sherry Thompson Giordano

The most exciting year of my life was 2014! That’s when I became Executive Director of the PACE Center for Girls of Miami, with the opportunity and privilege to build this Center from a vision to a reality.

Building out our physical space, recruiting the Board, introducing PACE to the Miami community, hiring and training our team, identifying and recruiting PACE Girls and finally opening our doors here in Miami, has been so rewarding over the past 5 years! As it’s turned out – every year with PACE has been so exciting!

There is nothing like witnessing a young Girl grow and blossom with the realization she has a voice and a future.

Not only can she break the multi-generational cycle of poverty, she can also discover her full potential.

Our PACE Team is committed to a high calling: to save our Girls’ lives. Each teacher, counselor, manager, community coordinator, program assistant and aide has committed their all to our Girls and our Girls know that! Our Girls feel safe and empowered – a great combination.

PACE Center, Miami Location:

I invite you to join the excitement and personal reward of being a part of a program that not only saves Girls’ lives, but also prepares them for a brighter future and enhances their contribution to our community.

1400 NW 36th St. Miami, FL 33142 Please come visit our PACE Miami Center – we promise you will leave with a smile on your face knowing that our Girls are getting a life-saving opportunity.

Sherry Thompson Giordano Executive Director PACE Center for Girls of Miami

PACE Center for Girls is a nationally recognized 501(c)(3) providing girls and young women an opportunity for a better future through education, counseling, training and advocacy. The well-established PACE operating model (since 1985) combined with my prior business experience, gave our Miami center a solid foundation.

My professional journey from the early days of the technology industry to the nonprofit world has been gratifying -- I learned so much about best business practices, team building and accomplishing goals, and have brought this experience to our operations here at PACE Miami.

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The The PACE PACE Miami Miami Story Story

PACE began as a response to the realization thatthat girlsgirls involved PACE began ascommunity a community response to the realization involved

withwith the the Juvenile Justice System were either being placed in boys’ programs Juvenile Justice System were either being placed in boys’ programs or being placed further intointo the the system for for their ownown protection.

PACE created or being placed further system their protection.

PACE created a new gender responsive alternative to institutionalization andand incarceration. a new gender responsive alternative to institutionalization incarceration.

TheThe PACE model is designed to provide “at-promise” girlsgirls andand young women PACE model is designed to provide “at-promise” young women an an opportunity for for a better future than might otherwise be be available for for opportunity a better future than might otherwise available them.

PACE hashas been recognized as aasnational model for for reducing recidivism them.

PACE been recognized a national model reducing recidivism andand improving school success, employment andand self-sufficiency among girls. improving school success, employment self-sufficiency among girls.

PACE opened its first Center in Jacksonville, Florida in 1985 serving 10 girls; today PACE opened its first Center in Jacksonville, Florida in 1985 serving 10 girls; today there are are 21 Centers throughout the the state serving approximately 3,000 girlsgirls there 21 Centers throughout state serving approximately 3,000 annually.

Since its beginning PACE hashas served 40,000 girls.girls.

PACE Miami waswas the the annually.

Since its beginning PACE served 40,000 PACE Miami 18th18th center to open in January 2014 andand to date hashas served overover 300300 girls.girls. center to open in January 2014 to date served

FUTURE FUTURE& &GROWTH GROWTH TheThe future for for PACE Miami is bright andand future PACE Miami is bright thethe number of Girls served will will grow year number of Girls served grow year after year!

As we approach ourour 5th 5th year of of after year!

As we approach year operation we we areare transitioning more Girls back operation transitioning more Girls back to their home schools andand alsoalso graduating to their home schools graduating withwith PACE. Every year as our Girls transition PACE. Every year as our Girls transition from PACE Miami they become honored from PACE Miami they become honored members of our Transition Program.

PACE members of our Transition Program.

PACE Miami works withwith ourour transition Girls assiting in in Miami works transition Girls assiting interview preparation, completing college andand interview preparation, completing college career applications andand continuing to be career applications continuing to be a positive resource for for ourour Girls going forward. a positive resource Girls going forward.

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StudentHighlights HighlightsM M Student ALEXANDRA 2015 ALEXANDRA 2015

self-esteem you’ve helped I know it’s because wanted to see low low self-esteem but but you’ve helped me me to toI know it’s because theythey wanted to see

overcome I know do my I had to make lot of overcome thatthat andand nownow I know thatthat I amI amme me do my best.best.

I had to make a lota of

beautiful.

I would to thank changes while attending PACE, those beautiful.

I would alsoalso like like to thank my mychanges while attending PACE, andand those

boyfriend David for everything donechanges changes were always comfortable— boyfriend David for everything he’she’s done were not not always comfortable—

for me; when giving up, was he wasbut but what is that because of my for me; when I feltI felt like like giving up, he what I canI can say say is that because of my

positive motivation encouragedexperiences experiences at PACE, I’ve grown SO much the the positive motivation thatthat encouraged at PACE, I’ve grown SO much!

to keep going always believe I went caring trying, me me to keep going andand always believe in inI went fromfrom not not caring andand not not trying, to to

myself.

Most importantly, I would graduating HSyear a year early myself.

Most importantly, I would like like to tograduating fromfrom HS a early withwith a a

thank mom always being thereGPAGPA that’s good enough to get thank my my mom for for always being there that’s good enough to get me me into into never giving up me. on me.

Because college!” andand never giving up on Because of ofcollege!”

CINTHIA Q. 2018 CINTHIA Q. 2018

I had a second chance to find hope I had a second chance to find hope at PACE everyone you,you, “On “On my my first first day day at PACE everyone and now I see what at first I couldn’t treated if I was family.

I hated treated me me as ifasI was family.

I hated it it and now I see what at first I couldn’t helped to open You You helped me me to open my my eyeseyes to to on top of that were smiling; I see.see. andand on top of that theythey were smiling; I what support can can be. be.

The The lovelove andand support fromfrom wondered what were smiling about. what wondered what theythey were smiling about. these people have shown I can people have shown me me thatthat I can Then I came to my senses maybe these Then I came to my senses thatthat maybe do ANYTHING I put my mind to. I never were happy I wanted theythey were just just happy andand I wanted thatthat do ANYTHING I put my mind to. I never thought I’d able be able to say I’d be to say this,this, but but I’m I’m happiness.

My first couple of days were thought happiness.

My first couple of days were actually going to graduate going to graduate fromfrom highhigh hard.

My family would always I actually hard.

My family would always say say thatthat I school will continue working andand will continue working hardhard to to going to graduate I was school waswas not not going to graduate andand thatthat I was become a successful nail salon owner!” on road the road to getting pregnant. on the to getting pregnant.

The The staffstaff become a successful nail salon owner!” at PACE me otherwise.” at PACE told told me otherwise.”

bead chain, when we collect beads bead chain, andand when we collect beads

JENNIFER 2016 JENNIFER 2016

we put them on the chain, we say we put them on the chain, andand we say

ZARIYA 2017 ZARIYA 2017

you’re officially a PACE Girl until all the you’re not not officially a PACE Girl until all the

“I realized I actually enjoyed going to PACE “I want to thank PACE Miami I actually enjoyed going to PACE “I want to thank the the PACE Miami staffstaff “I realized members having patience everyday—I a lot of new people, members for for having patience withwith me me everyday—I metmet a lot of new people, encouraging to believe in myself made made many friends, teachers andand encouraging me me to believe in myself many friends, andand the the teachers do better in school.

I would especially were were great because not only did they andand do better in school.

I would especially great because not only did they helphelp to thank counselor Denise me academically, me academically, really cared about like like to thank my my counselor MissMiss Denise theythey really cared about for working helping me goals set goals me me as an individual.

PACE Miami for working withwith me, me, helping me set as an individual.

The The PACE Miami always pushed to limits my limits moving forward.

At first I had always pushed me me to my andand andand moving forward.

At first I had veryvery staffstaff 6

inside thing we PACE have “One“One inside thing we PACE GirlsGirls have is a is a

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beads fall your off your chain in the middle beads fall off chain in the middle of of

class in the hallway.

At PACE we are class or inorthe hallway.

At PACE we are a a

family, when a drops girl drops beads family, andand when a girl her her beads

everybody bends down helps everybody bends down andand helps her her

them That’s what PACE does pickpick them up. up.

That’s what PACE does

when you’ve fallen down think when you’ve fallen down andand you you think

you’re never going to get back up. They you’re never going to get back up. They

reach hand to pul say say NO NO andand reach out out theirtheir hand to pull

back up. PACE the most amazing you you back up. PACE has has the most amazing

go the extra to help staffstaff whowho go the extra milemile to help you you

succeed.

They have really been a home succeed.

They have really been a home away home for me.” away fromfrom home for me.”

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LETTERS SUPPORT LETTERS OF OF SUPPORT

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STUDENT GRADUATION STUDENT GRADUATION

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ACADEMIC SUPPORT

BY OUR TEACHERS ACADEMIC SUPPORT

BY OUR TEACHERS COUNSELORS & COORDINATORS COUNSELORS & COORDINATORS

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LEARNING EXPERIENCES LEARNING EXPERIENCES

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MEET OUR LEADERSHIP TEAM MEET OUR LEADERSHIP TEAM

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BOARD DIRECTORS BOARD OF OF DIRECTORS MEET OUR GIRLS MEET OUR GIRLS THANK YOU THANK YOU

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PACE PACE Magazine.

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DearDear Friends Friends at PACE at PACE Miami, Miami, Congratulations Congratulations on your on your inaugural inaugural issue issue of the of PACE the PACE Miami Miami magazine! magazine!

ThisThis publication publication is anisexciting an exciting newnew endeavor endeavor thatthat showcases showcases the many the many wonderful wonderful services services you you provide provide for our for our girlsgirls in Miami-Dade in Miami-Dade communities. communities.

I amI am honored honored to have to have the opportunity the opportunity to be toincluded be included in in XLMW ǻVWX IHMXMSR XLMW ǻVWX IHMXMSR You You are to arebe tocommended be commended for your for your holistic holistic approach approach in combining in combining academic academic services services and and social social services services to prevent to prevent our our at-risk at-risk girlsgirls fromfrom becoming becoming involved involved MR XLI /YZIRMPI /YWXMGI W]WXIQ =SYV SǺIVMRKW SJ WQEPP MR XLI /YZIRMPI /YWXMGI W]WXIQ =SYV SǺIVMRKW SJ WQEPP classroom classroom instructions, instructions, one-on-one one-on-one counseling, counseling, casecase management, management, health health and and wellness wellness coaching coaching and and positive positive decision decision making making are truly are truly empowering empowering our our girls.girls.

You You are giving are giving our our girlsgirls the tools the tools theythey need need in life in to lifesucceed to succeed and and to become to become the best the best young young women women theythey can can be. be.

I wish I wish you you much much success success today today at your at your annual annual BIGsBIGs luncheon luncheon and and withwith youryour upcoming upcoming Corporate Corporate Engagement Engagement campaign. campaign.

I know I know these these activities, activities, along along withwith individual individual and and community community support, support, are are whatwhat it takes it takes to keep to keep youryour doors doors open open so that so that Miami Miami PACE PACE can can continue continue to help to help our our girlsgirls thrive. thrive.

From From the bottom the bottom of my of heart, my heart, I thank I thank you you for all forofall of youryour hardhard workwork and and dedication dedication to improving to improving our our community, community, oneone girl at girla at time. a time.

Sincerely Sincerely yours yours in service, in service,

Daniella Daniella Levine Levine Cava Cava County County Commissioner, Commissioner, District District 8 8

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Being Being a part a part of the of opening the opening and and growing growing of our of our PACE PACE Center Center for Girls for Girls in Miami in Miami has has been been a fabulous a fabulous I\TIVMIRGI SZIV XLI TEWX ǻZI ]IEVW ;I EVI WS I\TIVMIRGI SZIV XLI TEWX ǻZI ]IEVW ;I EVI WS fortunate fortunate to have to have Sherry Sherry Thompson Thompson Giordano, Giordano, our our Executive Executive Director, Director, a truly a truly inspired inspired leader, leader, whowho is is ableable to build to build community community partnerships, partnerships, recruit recruit and and MRWTMVI E GSQQMXXIH 'SEVH SJ )MVIGXSVW LMVI WXEǺ ERH MRWTMVI E GSQQMXXIH 'SEVH SJ )MVIGXSVW LMVI WXEǺ ERH faculty faculty whowho demonstrate demonstrate a commitment a commitment to the to girls the girls whowho are educated are educated and and empowered empowered every every day.day.

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Board.

It is It a is priceless a priceless experience experience to Believe to Believe in in the spirit the spirit of Girls of Girls at PACE. at PACE. BestBest regards, regards,

Cindy Cindy Lerner Lerner Board Board Chair Chair 2016-2018 2016-2018

OUR OUR GIRLS GIRLS ROCK! ROCK!

2018 2018 PACE PACE Miami Miami Graduation Graduation

Cynthia Cynthia Q. was Q. was our our Valedictorian.

Valedictorian.

She She gave gave a heart-warming a heart-warming speech speech about about her her journey journey withwith PACE PACE andand howhow the the sisterhood sisterhood of PACE of PACE GirlsGirls helps helps everyone everyone through through the the difficult difficult times. times.

Her Her father, father, Anthony, Anthony, thenthen tooktook to the to the stage stage andand shared shared the the impact impact thatthat PACE PACE Miami Miami hadhad made, made, not not onlyonly on his on daughter, his daughter, but but on on theirtheir entire entire extended extended family family as well. as well.

Kadisha Kadisha Phelps, Phelps, a senior a senior associate associate of of Sweetapple, Sweetapple, Broeker Broeker & Varkas & Varkas law law firmfirm is also is also a PACE a PACE Miami Miami Board Board member. member.

As As our our graduation graduation keynote keynote speaker, speaker, Kadisha Kadisha motivated motivated the the PACE PACE GirlsGirls andand theirtheir families families to strive to strive for for excellence excellence throughout throughout theirtheir lives.lives.

Their Their dreams dreams will will become become theirtheir realities! realities!

OurOur Girls,Girls, theirtheir families families andand the the whole whole PACE PACE team team came came together together to applaud to applaud JustJust imagine… if you weren’t suresure you’d everever be abe High School graduate, imagine… if you weren’t you’d a High School graduate, a job a well job well done! done! andand the the thought of college seemed unattainable.

Then youyou findfind thought of college seemed unattainable.

Then yourself at PACE Miami – where youyou discover youryour hidden potential yourself at PACE Miami – where discover hidden potential andand not not onlyonly graduate, but but youyou alsoalso get get accepted to college! graduate, accepted to college!

“Graduation “Graduation waswas so so special special forfor girls girls whowho never never thought thought they’d they’d ever ever graduate.” graduate.”

In August, PACE Miami celebrated the the graduation of 5ofof5 our Girls.Girls.

In August, PACE Miami celebrated graduation of our TwoTwo of our them began theirtheir classes at Miami Dade College the the veryvery of our them began classes at Miami Dade College nextnext week! week!

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Katerina KaterinaBolos Bolos ENGLISH ENGLISH TEACHER TEACHER

“In most “In most states, states, a girl a girl failing failing highhigh school school doesn’t doesn’t have have many many options options available available to her. to her.

But But in Florida, in Florida, PACE PACE offers offers a key a key intervention intervention program. program.

PACE PACE Miami Miami provides provides the the place place where where she she can can make make positive positive changes changes in her in life herto lifeget to back get back on her on feet her feet academically academically and and personally. personally.

PACE PACE Miami Miami changes changes liveslives because because the staff the staff trulytruly cares cares about about each each and and every every girl. girl.

ACADEMIC SUPPORT ACADEMIC SUPPORT

Our Our girlsgirls have have intelligent, intelligent, beautiful, beautiful, and and joyful joyful voices voices thatthat deserve deserve to be toheard, be heard, and and I amI privileged am privileged to be to be ableable to hear to hear them them by working by working at PACE. at PACE. Teaching Teaching lends lends itselfitself to such to such incredible incredible moments; moments; no matter no matter what what other other chaos chaos might might be in bemy in life, my life, at the at the end end of each of each day day I know I know I made I made a small a small impact impact on my on my students, students, and and theythey have have made made an impact an impact on me.” on me.”

Karina KarinaPassmore Passmore

TEACHER, TEACHER, SPIRITED SPIRITED GIRLS GIRLS

LIFE LIFE MANAGEMENT MANAGEMENT CURRICULUM CURRICULUM

“PACE “PACE helps helps change change the the liveslives of young of young girls,girls, enabling enabling them them to discover to discover and and embrace embrace the unique the unique individuals individuals theythey are, are, withwith no limits no limits to what to what theythey can can offeroffer the world the world as powerful as powerful independent independent girls.girls.

PACE PACE is the is the kindkind of school of school I wish I wish I’d been I’d been ableable to to attend attend when when I was I was growing growing up. PACE up. PACE embodies embodies everything everything I believe I believe in, both in, both as aasteacher a teacher and and personally. personally.

I’m fortunate I’m fortunate to have to have the the opportunity opportunity to be to the be the inspiring inspiring and and motivating motivating teacher teacher thatthat I I never never had.had.

Ironically, Ironically, that’s that’s made made me the me teacher the teacher I I am today. am today.

PACE PACE is everything is everything I wished I wished for growing for growing up and up and nownow I’m part I’m part of it!”of it!”

Richard RichardElicier Elicier

SCIENCE SCIENCE TEACHER TEACHER

“PACE “PACE Miami Miami changes changes girls’girls’ liveslives because because theythey find find a genuine, a genuine, consistent, consistent, and and structured structured environment environment thatthat provides provides deep deep carecare and and self-development. self-development.

PACE PACE provides provides thatthat in a strength-based, in a strength-based, trauma-informed trauma-informed and and gender gender responsive responsive way.way.

I’m blessed I’m blessed to be to able be able to work to work at PACE at PACE Miami Miami withwith talented talented staffstaff and and promising promising students students whowho havehave suchsuch tremendous tremendous potential.” potential.”

Yolande YolandeAnderson Anderson

PROGRAM PROGRAM AIDE AIDE

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“PACE “PACE Miami Miami provides provides a safe, a safe, nurturing nurturing place place where where girlsgirls learn, learn, grow grow and and develop develop into beautiful into beautiful successful successful women. women.

I’m very I’m very proud proud and and happy happy to work to work at PACE at PACE Miami!

Miami!

We’re We’re like a like well-functioning a well-functioning family family thatthat loves loves and and supports supports eacheach other other whilewhile providing providing our our girlsgirls real real life skills life skills to thrive to thrive in the in adult the adult world.” world.”

COUNSELOR COUNSELOR

“PACE “PACE is a special is a special opportunity opportunity for teenage for teenage girls,girls, offering offering a unique a unique educational educational experience experience plusplus individualized individualized carecare designed designed to meet to meet each each girl’sgirl’s specific specific emotional emotional and and academic academic needs. needs.

Our Our staffstaff is handpicked is handpicked to ensure to ensure we provide we provide that.that.

We don’t We don’t looklook at our at our students students as aas group, a group, we recognize we recognize theirtheir individual individual needs, needs, –providing –providing them them withwith the tools the tools and and skillsskills to succeed. to succeed.

I didI not did not come come to PACE to PACE by chance. by chance.

When When I learned I learned about about PACE PACE I sought I sought out out this this position position and and applied applied three three different different times times overover the course the course of two of two years years before before I was I was finally finally called called in for in an for interview. an interview.

The The PACE PACE model model works works and and I I am proud am proud to be topart be part of it!” of it!”

Claunise ClauniseJean JeanLouis Louis COUNSELOR COUNSELOR

“I love “I love helping helping the girls the girls express express theirtheir needs needs and and buildbuild healthy healthy relationships relationships withwith others. others.

At PACE, At PACE, the the classroom classroom setting setting is smaller, is smaller, allowing allowing one-on-one one-on-one attention. attention.

GirlsGirls are are ableable to communicate to communicate in aincomfortable a comfortable setting setting withwith loving loving support support fromfrom PACE PACE Staff.Staff.

WithWith the the toolstools and and skillsskills learned learned at at PACE PACE Miami Miami the the girlsgirls can can go back go back into into theirtheir communities communities to make to make a difference.” a difference.”

Lauren LaurenMayorga Mayorga PROGRAM PROGRAM ASSISTANT ASSISTANT

“PACE “PACE Miami Miami changes changes girls’girls’ liveslives by by expanding expanding theirtheir perspective perspective on on life life through through PACE PACE values, values, guiding guiding principles, principles, and and counseling. counseling.

More More important, important, PACE PACE alsoalso provides provides a safe a safe structure structure thatthat our our girlsgirls often often lacklack in their in their lives.lives.

COUNSELORS & COORDINATORS COUNSELORS & COORDINATORS

Elizabeth ElizabethRice Rice

Denise DeniseEddie Eddie COMMUNITY COMMUNITY COORDINATOR COORDINATOR

“I am“I extremely am extremely passionate passionate about about motivating motivating _ _ girlsgirls to believe to believe despite despite theirtheir circumstances circumstances _ that _ that theythey can can achieve achieve any any goalgoal theythey set set for themselves. for themselves.

PACE’s PACE’s mission mission of providing of providing girlsgirls a better a better future future aligns aligns withwith my my ownown innate innate purpose. purpose.

So, So, working working at PACE at PACE is ais a I work I work at PACE at PACE Miami Miami because because of the of the veryvery natural natural career career fit for fit me. for me. results resultsthis thisorganization organizationproduces produces _ empowering _ empowering girlsgirls to find to find theirtheir voice, voice, PACE PACE provides provides a nurturing a nurturing environment environment making making wisewise choices choices and and reaching reaching for the for the where where our our girlsgirls have have an opportunity an opportunity to learn, to learn, _ all _while _ mind, _ mind, stars stars all while advancing advancing theirtheir education education grow grow and and healheal in a in holistic a holistic manner manner and and uplifting uplifting those those whowho are down. are down.

I love I love the the body body and and spirit. spirit.

The The program program seeks seeks to instill to instill girlsgirls we work we work with!with!

It’s so It’s very so very rewarding rewarding in our in our girlsgirls a strong a strong sense sense of self of self thatthat theythey to see to see theirtheir positive positive transformation transformation during during will will value value longlong after after theirtheir PACE PACE education. education. theirtheir timetime in the in PACE the PACE program.” program.”

AndAnd I getI get to see to see PACE PACE changing changing theirtheir liveslives each each and and every every day!”day!”

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LEARNING LEARNING EXPERIENCES EXPERIENCES ROBOTICS ROBOTICS 2017-2018 2017-2018 recipient of the of the IT Women IT Women scholarship scholarship to to STESTE AM AM studies studies (including (including Science, Science,recipient Miami Dade Dade College, College, to study to study Computer Computer Te ch Tench olo ngy, o l o gy, En gEn i n egei nrienegri nAgr t sA ra t sn da n dMiami Science.

Mathematics) Mathematics) are are veryvery important important to toScience.

PACE PACE Miami Miami because because we understand we understand the the

MOCKINGBIRD MOCKINGBIRD PROJECT PROJECT NOVEMBER NOVEMBER 2017 2017

opportunities opportunities for women for women in the in workforce the workforce

for these for these jobs.jobs.

So, PACE So, PACE Miami Miami partnered partnered Hiroyasu Hiroyasu Tsuri, Tsuri, better better known known as Twoone, as Twoone, withwith IT Women IT Women andand wonwon a grant a grant fromfrom is ais Japanese a Japanese artist artist whowho specializes specializes The The Women’s Women’s Fund Fund herehere in Miami in Miami to bring to bring in creating in creating art art installations installations andand street street robotics robotics into into the the PACE PACE Miami Miami program. program. graffiti-painting graffiti-paintingaround aroundthe theworld. world.

Exposure Exposure to robotics to robotics helps helps open open Girls’Girls’ During During Twoone’s Twoone’s recent recent visit visit to Miami to Miami minds minds to the to the possibilities possibilities of aofnew a new typetype to to paint paint a mural a mural commissioned commissioned for for of career. of career.

Creating Creating a robot a robot by putting by putting the the Wynwood Wynwood Walls, Walls, he he waswas alsoalso together together hundreds hundreds of little of little Lego Lego pieces pieces looking looking for for an an opportunity opportunity to donate to donate andand learning learning howhow to code, to code, andand seeing seeing something something beautiful beautiful to the to the community. community. it perform it perform as they as they programed programed it toit do to do Twoone Twoone waswas introduced introduced to our to our Center Center _lights _lights up our up our Girls’Girls’ eyes! eyes! by by Cindy Cindy Learner, Learner, PACE PACE Miami Miami Board Board OneOne of our of our 20182018 graduates, graduates, Cynthia Cynthia Q. Q. Chair, Chair, to fulfill to fulfill thatthat wishwish by working by working withwith continued continued to study to study robotics robotics andand found found her her 16 of16our of our girlsgirls whowho wanted wanted to learn to learn more more calling calling as aas programmer. a programmer.

She She is the is the 20182018 about about theirtheir interest interest in art. in art.

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Consulate Consulate donated donated materials materials for Twoone, for Twoone, PACE PACE DAYDAY IN TALAHASSEE IN TALAHASSEE

FEBRUARY FEBRUARY 2018 2018 whowho guided guided the the girlsgirls in creating in creating the the 3 3 beautiful beautiful mockingbirds mockingbirds in

WELLS WELLS FARGO FARGO SERVICE SERVICE DAYDAY SEPTEMBER SEPTEMBER 2018 2018

Once Once a year, a year, girlsgirls fromfrom overover 20 20 PACE PACE ThisThis year,year, Wells Wells Fargo Fargo chose chose to work to work withwith our in our office office

Centers Centers around around the state the state of Florida of Florida travel travel PACE PACE Miami Miami for their for their service service project. project.

The The courtyard. courtyard.

EvenEven a huge a huge rain rain storm storm to Tallahassee to Tallahassee to meet to meet andand thank thank the the day day started started withwith some some techniques techniques to help to help couldn’t couldn’t dampen dampen theirtheir pride pride in the in murals the murals state’s state’s Congressional Congressional Representatives Representatives the the Wells Wells Fargo Fargo visitors visitors andand our our girlsgirls get get as as theythey spray spray painted painted wearing wearing rain rain andand Senators Senators for their for their financial financial support. support. comfortable comfortable withwith each each other other in a in morning a morning ponchos. ponchos.

Everyone Everyone waswas soaked soaked but but full of full of

TheThe Mockingbird Mockingbird is the is the onlyonly birdbird thatthat continues continues learning learning different different songs songs throughout throughout its its entire entire lifelife – just – just likelike ourour PACE PACE Girls, Girls, whowho willwill continue continue to learn to learn about about themselves themselves throughout throughout their their lives. lives.

(Florida’s (Florida’s Department Department of Juvenile of Juvenile Justice Justice kickball kickball competition competition outside outside andand board board is the is primary the primary source source of funding of funding for PACE for PACE games games inside. inside.

After After a delicious a delicious pizza pizza Centers, Centers, statewide.) statewide.)

lunch lunch break, break, the the focus focus of the of the afternoon afternoon

In February In February 2018, 2018, PACE PACE Miami Miami waswas ableable got got more more serious serious as the as the bankers bankers led the led the to take to take 4 senior 4 senior girlsgirls to Tallahassee to Tallahassee to to GirlsGirls through through a financial a financial literacy literacy course, course, participate participate in PACE in PACE Day.Day. In addition In addition to to helping helping them them learn learn about about “needs” “needs” vs vs learning learning about about our our judicial judicial system system andand “wants” “wants” in planning in planning a personal a personal budget. budget. all the all the aspects aspects of state of state government government thatthat The The Wells Wells Fargo Fargo employees employees captured captured taketake place place in the in Capital, the Capital, our our girlsgirls learned learnedthe the Girls’Girls’ attention attention by revealing by revealing theirtheir ownown about about the the process process required required to pass to pass a billa bill youthful youthful vulnerabilities, vulnerabilities, andand personal personal andand hadhad an opportunity an opportunity to experience to experience financial financial situations. situations.

Their Their stories stories helped helped “mock “mock voting” voting” on bills on bills theythey wanted wanted to pass. to pass. the girls the girls understand understand the downside the downside of what of what To help To help motivate motivate the the girlsgirls to think to think about about can can happen happen without without financial financial planning, planning,

college, college, we took we took the the opportunity opportunity to visit to visit andand the the upside upside of seeing of seeing howhow well well these these joy and joy and life! After life! After painting, painting, the the girlsgirls heard heard Florida Florida State State University University andand the University the University responsible responsible young young Wells Wells Fargo Fargo staffers staffers the the Japanese Japanese Consulate’s Consulate’s presentation presentation of Florida of Florida in Gainesville in Gainesville on the on the drive drive back back are are doing doing today. today. on their on their country’s country’s art art andand culture. culture.

Our Our to Miami. to Miami.

PACE PACE GirlsGirls were were fascinated. fascinated.

NowNow when when

Knowing Knowing thatthat PACE PACE GirlsGirls lovelove art art

theythey walkwalk through through the the courtyard courtyard to our to our

projects, projects, the the Wells Wells Fargo Fargo team team brought brought

building, building, theythey see see the the brightly brightly painted painted

dozens dozens of new of new canvases canvases andand paints paints for for

mockingbirds mockingbirds andand feel feel the the pride pride andand

another another creative creative activity activity together. together.

AndAnd

satisfaction satisfaction of working of working as aas team a team to create to create

as a as permanent a permanent reminder reminder of the of the day,day,

something something so beautiful so beautiful andand meaningful! meaningful!

the the paintings paintings will be willhung be hung to beautify to beautify the the office office hallways. hallways.

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Celebrating Celebrating anan organization organization that that makes makes a difference a difference Finding Finding a purposeful a purposeful wayway to assist to assist oneone another, another, turning turning belief belief intointo action, action, andand working working toward toward thisthis ideal ideal — these — these areare thethe driving driving forces forces thatthat lift lift up up humanity humanity andand make make a difference, a difference, oneone person person at aattime. a time.

Wells Wells Fargo Fargo salutes salutes PACE PACE Center Center for for Girls Girls for for its commitment its commitment to providing to providing girls girls andand young young women women an opportunity an opportunity for for a better a better future future through through education, education, counseling, counseling, training, training, andand advocacy. advocacy.

WeWe areare proud proud to support to support thethe $th$th Annual Annual Believing Believing in Girls in Girls luncheon. luncheon. © © WellsWells FargoFargo Bank,Bank, N.A.N.A. All rights All rights reserved. reserved.

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PACE LEADERSHIP TEAM PACE LEADERSHIP TEAM

EXECUTIVE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR DIRECTOR

“Our“Our GirlsGirls are are encouraged encouraged to find to find theirtheir ownown voices, voices, recognize recognize theirtheir ownown greatness greatness and and realize realize theirtheir full full potential. potential.

PACE PACE Miami Miami creates creates a safe a safe and and nurturing nurturing environment environment for our for our GirlsGirls to excel, to excel, explore explore and and to understand to understand theythey are on areaon powerful a powerful journey journey thatthat can can leadlead them them to confidence to confidence and and accomplishment. accomplishment.

“I work “I work at PACE at PACE Miami Miami because because there there is nothing is nothing in the in the world world more more exhilarating exhilarating thanthan seeing seeing thatthat Girl Girl whowho is soissad so sad and and never never smiles, smiles, and and thenthen one one day day she she is beaming is beaming because because she she passed passed a math a math test!test!

Her Her world world opens opens to learning, to learning, listening listening and and sharing sharing her her thoughts, thoughts, opinions opinions and and dreams. dreams.

The The transformation transformation is astonishing, is astonishing, and and I getI to getsee to see it!” it!”

Maxine MaxineSpence Spence PROGRAM PROGRAM DIRECTOR DIRECTOR

“PACE “PACE Miami Miami creates creates life-long life-long experiences experiences which which inspires inspires positivity. positivity.

“I can…”

“I can…”

I will…”

I will…”

These These experiences experiences are are impactful impactful because because our our girlsgirls learn learn to use to use them them to enhance to enhance andand increase increase theirtheir outlook outlook on life. on life.

Each Each day day the the center center is open is open it provides it provides a safe a safe andand nurturing nurturing place place for girls for girls to come to come andand taketake carecare of most of most of their of their basic basic needs, needs, meet meet theirtheir e d ueca du t ica o ntai ol nnael endes ea dn s da n i nte d ira nte c traw c itt hw igt h re a g tre a t rolerole models.” models.”

Ereka ErekaRomero Romero

SOCIAL SOCIAL SERVICE SERVICE MANAGER MANAGER “The“The PACE PACE Miami Miami experience experience is unique. is unique.

The The environment environment is structured is structured and and full of fulllove of love for the for the girls.girls.

TheyThey have have an opportunity an opportunity to learn to learn about about theirtheir strengths strengths in a in way a way thatthat theythey maymay have have never never experienced experienced before. before.

TheyThey alsoalso learn learn newnew ways ways of of handling handling difficult difficult situations situations and and working working towards towards goals. goals.

PACE PACE helps helps girlsgirls looklook at their at their ownown liveslives in ainholistic a holistic manner manner which which not not onlyonly helps helps them them be successful be successful in the in the program program but but alsoalso in in theirtheir everyday everyday lives.lives.

“I am “I am passionate passionate about about improving improving girls’girls’ liveslives and and helping helping them them find find theirtheir inner inner worth. worth.

At PACE At PACE Miami, Miami, I amI able am able to do towhat do what I love I love each each day day while while having having fun. fun.

The The girlsgirls teach teach me so memuch so much about about theirtheir lives,lives, about about myself myself and and about about what what is truly is truly important important in in life –life love.

– love.

I love I love loving loving the the girlsgirls and and thatthat to me to is me is what what helps helps change change girls’girls’ lives.” lives.”

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Jamie JamieMcCain McCain

ACADEMIC ACADEMIC MANAGER MANAGER “PACE “PACE builds builds relationships. relationships.

We invest We invest in our in our GirlsGirls at each at each _ _which touch touch point, point, beginning beginning withwith the the intake intake process process which takes takes a holistic a holistic approach approach to understanding to understanding eacheach girl’sgirl’s needs, needs, and and thenthen works works withwith the the program program team team to set to set specific specific goals goals for each for each girl. girl.

While While the the GirlsGirls are are on their on their PACE PACE journey, journey, our our entire entire PACE PACE team team creates creates a family a family culture culture of support of support and and sisterhood sisterhood thatthat plants plants seeds seeds of of change. change.

This This is further is further supported supported by our by levels our levels and and bead bead system, system, which which bring bring out the out greatness the greatness within within eacheach girl. girl.

I work I work at PACE at PACE because because this this is an is organization an organization thatthat continually continually invests invests in the in Girls the Girls and and communities communities we serve, we serve, along along withwith investing investing in the in staff. the staff.

PACE PACE Miami Miami emphasizes emphasizes personal personal growth, growth, responsibility responsibility and and reflection reflection thatthat can can be felt be by feltall bywho all who experience experience the program.“ the program.“

Kimberly KimberlyWeiland Weiland

OFFICE OFFICE MANAGER MANAGER

“PACE “PACE Miami Miami provides provides a safe a safe environment environment for our for our GirlsGirls to learn to learn and and grow. grow.

Every Every day day theythey are are surrounded surrounded by by people people whowho trulytruly carecare about about theirtheir future future and and will do will do anything anything theythey can can to help to help them. them.

“Throughout “Throughout my my life life I have I have volunteered volunteered withwith many many organizations organizations and,and, withwith my passion my passion for helping for helping people, people, joining joining the the incredible incredible team team at PACE at PACE Center Center for for GirlsGirls waswas a natural a natural fit for fit me. for me.

I have I have the the opportunity opportunity herehere to use to use my unique my unique set of setskills of skills and and experiences experiences to make to make suresure every every girl, girl, staffstaff member, member, and and the the center center itself, itself, is is taken taken carecare of.” of.”

Gabriela GabrielaNeville Neville

BUSINESS BUSINESS MANAGER MANAGER

“PACE “PACE Miami Miami allows allows our our GirlsGirls to revert to revert to childhood to childhood again, again, so they so they can can focus focus on themselves on themselves to repair to repair and and recover recover fromfrom all the all the trauma trauma in their in their liveslives and and grow grow into into women women whowho have have confidence, confidence, knowledge knowledge and and an an organization organization to lean to lean on when on when times times are are tough. tough. _ It was _ It was a such a such a blessing a blessing to hear to hear a girla tell girlme, tell me, ‘my ‘my life islife is a puzzle a puzzle and and PACE PACE Miami Miami not not onlyonly helped helped me put me put it allit all together, together, but but alsoalso found found all the all the missing missing pieces!’ pieces!’

That’s That’s the the reason reason whywhy I work I work so hard so hard every every day day to advocate to advocate for PACE for PACE because because I want I want to make to make suresure every every girl who girl who walks walks through through this this center center feelsfeels complete.” complete.”

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BOARD OF DIRECTORS MAYOR CINDY LERNER

ROBERT CRAPSEY

PACE BOARD CHAIR FORMER MAYOR OF PINECREST, FL

AVP, MIAMI REGIONAL OFFICE, WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A.

PACE girls are finally in an environment where people truly care about them.

PACE helps girls build confidence and develop the skills to be successful, breaking the cycle of poverty and trauma.

JUDGE LESTER LANGER

ADMINISTRATIVE JUVENILE JUDGE, (RETIRED).

Instead of falling into the Juvenile Justice System, “girls at risk” have another alternative at PACE: the opportunity to feel loved in a supportive environment.

ANTOINETTE ZEL CEO & FOUNDER, THE STORY ROOM

PACE changes girls’ lives because it is so simple: approach each and every girl with respect and love.

YAURY JATTIN PRINCIPAL, KAUFMAN ROSSIN

After visiting, I realized the immense impact the PACE approach has in our community via education, counseling and advocacy in the lives of girls who need it the most.

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GREG ROLL SVP, REGIONAL BANKING OFFICE, WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A. I witnessed first-hand the amazing work PACE is doing to help girls finish school and find a path to self-sufficiency.

MAGGIE BARRETO TERCILLA

PARTNER, AVILA RODRIGUEZ HERNANDEZ MENA & FERRI, LLP

What could be more worthwhile than giving young girls hope and a second chance to fulfill their dreams?

BRYANT RUANO FINANCIAL REPRESENTATIVE, MY COASTAL WEALTH PACE helps girls find peace, begin to blossom, and achieve what they never thought they could..

NICOLE MCAREE BLACKBURN SVP, BANK OF AMERICA MERRILL LYNCH

PACE surrounds girls with love and acceptance to permanently change the trajectory of their lives, while still requiring that they take ownership for their actions.

LAWANDA WRIGHT ROBINSON

SECTION CHIEF AT MIAMI DADE SMALL BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT PACE helps Girls to discover the greatness that’s already inside of them, in spite of the circumstances around them.

ELSY BELLO GOMEZ

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, 4GIRLS FOUNDATION, INC. When Girls are given the resources, education, and support needed to grow; they thrive and begin to believe in themselves. That changes lives!

LUCIANA CARVALHO SVP, BLANCA COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE

Girls sprout wings in front of our eyes, coming from a place of fear, insecurity and low self-esteem to become empowered to fly on their own.

CAROLA MENGOLINI VP, INVESTOR RELATIONS, ROYAL CARIBBEAN INTERNATIONAL LTD. PACE’s philosophy and values are extremely powerful _ helping to improve the opportunities for girls in my hometown.

ISIS CARBAJAL DE GARCIA

SR. UNIVERSITY COUNSEL, FIU (RETIRED)

PACE intervenes in the girls’ lives at a crucial time, helping them to start a new in a caring, yet demanding, atmosphere – working toward their goals.

KADISHA PHELPS ASSOCIATE, SWEETAPPLE BROEKER & VARKAS

Many PACE Girls have experienced some kind of trauma in their short lives and require a different learning environment not available in traditional schools.

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“PACE “PACE Miami Miami has has helped helped me amelot,a like lot, like helping helping me me get to getmy to right my right grade grade level.level.

TheyThey havehave helped helped my social my social skills, skills, and and this this is the is place the place I I havehave met met my best my best friend.” friend.”

–Hannah –Hannah G G

“I love “I love thatthat my my counselor counselor listens listens to to me me andand gives gives me me great great advice. advice.

SheShe always always helps helps me me the the bestbest wayway sheshe can.” can.”

–Armani –Armani T T

“My“My favorite favorite PACE PACE Miami Miami activity activity waswas when when thethe police police officers officers volunteered volunteered here.” here.”

–Camaya –Camaya D D

“My“My counselor counselor is is straight straight forward, forward, andand sheshe makes makes ourour sessions sessions fun.” fun.”

–Genesis –Genesis C C

“PACE “PACE taught taught meme to to Honor Honor thethe Female Female Spirit Spirit because because we we areare all all females females andand we we cancan respect respect each each other.” other.”

–Brenda –Brenda

“My“My Counselor Counselor stays stays on on toptop of of mymy goals goals andand is is always always giving giving meme support.” support.”

–Michelle –Michelle B B

“This “This pastpast yearyear PACE PACE Miami Miami helped helped me me embrace embrac growth growth andand change. change.

TheyThey helped helped me me succeed succeed in things in things I was I was having having trouble trouble with, with, andand I I appreciate appreciate PACE PACE for for that.” that.

– Deborah – Deborah C C

“My“My favorite favorite PACE PACE Miami Miami activity activity is is making making artart forfor thethe school.” school.”

–Jade –Jade

“My“My counselor counselor helps helps me me withwith my my problems problems at school, at school, home home andand anything anything I need I need helphelp with.with.

SheShe wants wants the the bestbest for me.” for me.”

–Zuriah –Zuriah H H

“I enjoy “I enjoy howhow understanding understanding & & funny funny my my counselor counselor is. She is. She really really listens listens andand is dedicated is dedicated to to helping helping everyone. everyone.

SheShe literally literally hashas a mug a mug thatthat says, says, ‘Let‘Let me me dropdrop everything everything andand helphelp you.” you.”

– Roxana – Roxana R R

“PACE “PACE Miami Miami helped helped meme grow grow mymy self-esteem.” self-esteem.”

–Margarita –Margarita

“I embrace “I embrace growth growth andand change! change!

Since Since I’veI’ve been been coming coming to PACE to PACE Miami Miami my my grades grades havehave gotten gotten better.” better.”

–Ashley –Ashley

“PACE Miami Miami hashas “My“My favorite favorite activity activity at at “PACE helped me me havehave good good PACE PACE Miami Miami waswas when when helped communication withwith other other Wells Wells Fargo Fargo waswas herehere communication girls. girls.

Conflict Conflict resolutions resolutions andand taught taught us us howhow to to areare helpful helpful to get to get along along useuse ourour money.” money.” withwith other other girls.” girls.”

–Legend –Legend H H

–Andrea –Andrea C C

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because because thethe inspired inspired become become thethe inspiration. inspiration.

Nourishing Nourishing communities. communities.

“It’s“It’s important important to to actact with with integrity integrity andand positive positive intent intent because because youyou always always have have to to bebe __ honest honest with with others others andand honest honest to to yourself. yourself.

It shows It shows what what type type of of person person youyou are.” are.”

–Yulani –Yulani

“PACE “PACE Miami Miami hashas helped helped byby getting getting meme where where I’mI’m supposed supposed to to bebe with with mymy grades.” grades.”

–Rochelle –Rochelle RR

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PACE PACE Center Center forfor Girls, Girls, Inc. Inc.

“PACE “PACE Miami Miami hashas helped helped meme a lot. a lot.

Before Before I came I came here, here, mymy grades grades were were notnot so so good good andand mymy attendance attendance waswas horrible horrible plus plus I was I was behind behind oneone grade grade level. level.

Since Since I got I got to to PACE PACE Miami, Miami, I’mI’m motivated motivated to to gogo to to school, school, andand they they helped helped meme with with mymy grades grades andand with with mymy credits credits forfor thethe 10th 10th grade.” grade.”

–Helen –Helen MM

THANK YOU! We would like to take this opportunity to thank our financial supporters. Our Community Foundations who believe in the mission and vision of PACE Miami and who have provided not only financial support, but have also introduced us to an amazing network of organizations with whom we partner, enabling us to offer a broader spectrum of services for our Girls.

Thank you also to our Supporting Companies who valiantly give back to our community through thought, word and deed. Your volunteers are greatly appreciated and your financial assistance helps us create a stronger program.

And to our Individual Donors who attend our Lunch & Learns, our events, work on our committees and have become advocates for our Girls – we thank you for all you do for PACE Miami. Because of you all we are able to offer a strength-based, trauma-informed and gender response program for our Girls so they can reach their full potential!!

With great appreciation to The Story Room for the design, production and printing of this PACE publication.

INDIVIDUALS JUDGE LESTER LANGER

MAGGIE BARRETO-TERCILLA

SERGIO AKSELRAD

JILL SZYMANSKI

ROBERT CRAPSEY

WARREN WHISENANT

LISA KAUFFMAN

DANETTE GOSSETT

MAYOR CINDY LERNER

JOSEPHINE KLING TRIPPE

SEAN & ISABEL MCBRAYER

ISIS CARBAJAL DE GARCIA

MIKE & FRANCINE TOMAS

ANDRUS HEALY

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