The gathering aimed to raise awareness about the only gender-responsive school in Palm Beach County.
Palm Springs, FL – Pace Center for Girls Palm Beach hosted its quarterly Open Doors, Open Hearts event on Thursday, February 19, to share more about Palm Beach County’s only gender-responsive and second-chance school for girls and young women. The year-round, tuition-free school is a strength-based program, meaning they understand each girl's unique challenges and strengths, offering guidance that empowers students to succeed. The event included a presentation by Mindy Hanken, Executive Director at Pace Palm Beach. It also featured exclusive tours of the different classrooms, creative areas, and new spaces Pace offers to its enrolled girls, with goals to help them thrive and succeed.
During the day, the girls shared with visitors about recent field trips they’ve taken, favorite subjects to study, and how Pace makes them feel supported. Pace Palm Beach provides academic and behavioral support to middle and high school girls ages 11-17 across the Palm Beach County School District. The girls at Pace receive year-round academic instruction in small class sizes for individualized attention and work closely with counselors and trained therapists specializing in girl-centered, trauma-based therapy. Girls and young women at Pace Palm Beach are provided with leadership and community service opportunities, life skills development, career readiness, and individual goal planning. Additionally, Pace Palm Beach teaches girls about essential life skills, such as personal hygiene, grocery shopping, and how to land their first job.
“I appreciate everyone who came to Open Doors, Open Hearts to learn more about Pace, our mission, and how we can continue supporting girls in Palm Beach County,” said Mindy Hanken, Executive Director of Pace Palm Beach. “Seeing their eagerness to support our girls was moving, and I am excited to see the collaborations that come from this.”
Pace is a safe and supportive environment for girls served annually in Palm Beach County. Pace Palm Beach's Reach Therapy Program provides therapy and counseling services to girls throughout Palm Beach County, where the therapist will travel to wherever the girl feels comfortable and safe. These resources are made available to girls at no cost.
To learn more about how to support Pace Palm Beach or its open enrollment, visit www.pacecenter.org.
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About Pace Center for Girls
Pace provides free year-round middle and high school academics, case management, counseling, and life skills development in a safe and supportive environment that recognizes and deals with past trauma and builds upon girls’ individual strengths. Dedicated to meeting the social, emotional, and educational needs of girls, Pace has a successful and proven program model that has changed the life trajectory of more than 40,000 girls and is recognized as one of the nation’s leading advocates for girls in need. For more information on Pace Center for Girls, visit www.pacecenter.org.
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