Mission:
The Fort Myers PACE Center enrolls up to 50 girls in a setting staffed for personalized counseling and individualized academic work. The girls come to PACE due to issues of school failure, truancy, substance abuse, domestic violence and neglect, parental conflict and foster care problems. Girls may stay a few months or a few years; their progress is tracked for three years once leaving PACE.
Zonta Partnership:
Zonta grant funds this year will support the addition of a new volunteer coordinator, ensuring smooth interaction for the wide range of tutors and area volunteers bringing programs and services to the girls and PACE.
Since August 2009, Zonta also has been advising a twice-monthly year-round Z-Club for high-school-grade PACE girls. Through Z-Club, the girls have learned about human trafficking, organized a Guatemalan beadwork sale, and created a “Door of Opportunity” art work. |
