Daughters of Promise
Mission:
“Saving families through educating our daughters”— One Family at a Time
Purpose Statement: To provide faith-based sex education services to young people and families with a focus on promoting abstinence; increasing family
communication, self-esteem/etiquette, healthy relationships; and decreasing the incidence of sexually transmitted diseases.
Organizational
History:
Daughters of Promise is an organization committed to youth development promoting healthy relationships and voluntarism.
The programs focuses on developing the potential of girls and improving the community through the effective action and leadership. The
purpose is exclusively educational and charitable. Daughters of Promise is an
abstinence education program.
Ongoing Programming:
•Provide ongoing educational group meetings on abstinence, sex education and self-esteem
to adolescent and teen girls
• Expose teenage girls, ages 11-18, to new cultures, events, and activities they
normally would
not participate in
• Encourage participants to stay in school and do well in their academic work
• Prepare adolescent
girls for college
• Provide tutoring and mentoring
to at-risk girls
• Help females in dealing
with teen issues and peer pressure
• Perform community
service projects throughout Jackson County
• Field trips
to Michigan universities
• Host a mother daughter retreat
for 100 at-risk families in Jackson County
When: Every Second and Fourth
Tuesday, 6:30pm-8:00pm
Where: Martin
Luther King Center, 1107 Adrian St., Jackson, Mi
Cost: Free
Refreshments served at every meeting!
Contact
Us
Please feel free to call Daughters of Promise regarding any
questions you may have about the program. We have admissions consultants available to answer your questions at anytime. Please
feel free to e-mail us at Daughters.ofPromise@yahoo.com with your information request and we will respond as quickly as possible.
Daughters of Promise is always seeking additional
funding and there are plenty of opportunities for volunteers. If you are interested in making a donation or volunteering please
contact Shantelle Hawkins at Daughters.ofPromise@Yahoo.com or 517 315-1905 or Angie Smith at 517 414-6008.
“Daughters of Promise”
is a non-profit organization.
1710 Third St.
Jackson, MI 49203
