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PACE CENTER MODEL BUILDS SUCCESS FOR
HIGH RISK GIRLS
PACE Center for Girls, Inc. is a not-for-profit US 501(c) 3
corporation that provides a non-residential delinquency prevention program in
locations, targeting the unique needs of females 12 to 18 who are identified as
dependent, truant, runaway, delinquent, or in need of academic skills.
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.
Its
purpose is to intervene and prevent school withdrawal, juvenile delinquency,
teen pregnancy, substance abuse and welfare dependency in a safe and nurturing
environment. PACE programs provide the following services: academic
education, individualized attention, a gender-specific life management
curriculum (SPIRITED GIRLSŪ), therapeutic support services, parental involvement,
student volunteer service projects and transition follow-up services.
Every
girl at PACE sets individual educational 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.
PACE
operates 17 centers throughout