[BFASA] FW: The 25x25 Project

[Paige M McGee]

There is an educational equity gap in the Black community.

I am requesting your help to solve this problem. I am inviting you to sponsor a participant and/or to share this information with families who could benefit from our services.
"An educational equity gap is where there is a significant and persistent disparity in educational attainment between different groups of students. The equity gap that exists between white students and students of color begins in K-12 education --where 87% of white students graduate high school on-time compared to 76% of Hispanic and 73% of African American students -- and continues into and through postsecondary education."
-101: Equity Gaps in Higher Education, Higher Education Advocates , May 2019

What you may not realize is that the educational equity gap is also reflective of an empowerment equity gap. An empowerment equity gap exists when students lack affirmations of self-worth, self-confidence, positive reinforcement and effective critical decision-making skills. One of the keys to personal development for youth is empowerment. Our intention is to introduce our youth to empowerment for the first time or reinforce their current understanding of and relationship with empowerment. Empowerment is an equitable resource, which means it creates experiences that enable our youth to reach empowering and rigorous learning outcomes - no matter their race or income. Positive Women Meet Up, LLC (PWM) is pleased to have developed an empowerment outreach program -- The 25x25 Project, a social emotional learning & empowermentprogram. The program is FREE for all participants with the help of donations from our sponsors. We are launching September 1st, hosting 25 middle/high school aged African American girls in Rialto/San Bernardino!

For more information on this project and how you can sponsor an African American girl in our community to attend, click www.PositiveWomenMeetUp.com<http://www.PositiveWomenMeetUp.com>, go to the 25x25 Project tab.
 (If connecting from your phone, click the three lines at the top to find the tab.)

Sponsor Registration: https://bit.ly/3irVytu
Participant Registration: https://bit.ly/2VzTBSu

All details are at the links. Deadline is August 25th for participants and sponsors!

Please share the links, info and attached flyers with your friends, family and colleagues. If you would like to speak with me personally about this program, please email info at positivewomenmeetup.com<mailto:info at positivewomenmeetup.com>. Thank you for your time and consideration.


Rooting for everybody Black,

Keona Henderson C/O 2008
Black Alumni Chapter President
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