TBPA Charitable Focus #1

 

PACE Center for Girls, Inc. is a not-for-profit 501(c) 3 corporation that provides a non-residential delinquency prevention program in locations state-wide, targeting the unique needs of females 12 to 18 who are identified as dependent, truant, runaway, delinquent, or in need of academic skills. PACE operates seventeen (17) centers throughout Florida and one Reach program. Since its creation in 1984, PACE has served over 21,000 girls. PACE (Practical Academic Cultural Education) accepts referrals from the juvenile justice system, the Department of Children and Families, school personnel, community services agencies, parents, family members, friends and self-referrals. Hillsborough County juvenile court actively refers girls to this delinquency prevention program. Attached is literature on PACE Center program or you may go to their website: http://www.pacecenter.org/.

Every girl at PACE sets individual education and social goals that are focused on earning a high school diploma or GED, re-entering public school, attending college, getting vocational training, joining the military or entering the private workforce.   After program completion, PACE continues to monitor each girl’s educational and personal development with three years of follow-up case management.

Visit their website at:  http://www.pacecenter.org/centers/hillsborough