photos by Rachel Elkind

Ages 11 to 18

The Power of You Teens focuses on helping girls between the ages of 11 to 18, the important development ages when they are learning to build self-esteem, confidence and how to make smart and healthy decisions.

Challenges Today’s Teens Face

Education Inequality – Girls who come from low-income neighborhoods are often denied high quality education. Over 60% of girls of color are born to families living on low incomes.
1 in 6 girls will not graduate from high school. In school, girls of color are two to six times more likely to be suspended than other girls, with a third to half not graduating high school at all.
Like many girls, girls of color suffer sexual harassment and abuse at school, on the street, and while dating. Rather than finding systems that provide support or protection, girls of color are likely to be criminalized or ignored for the trauma they’ve suffered.
Young women of color are disproportionately not afforded opportunities available to other girls.
A recent study revealed that adults think black girls seem older and require less nurturing and protection than other girls of the same age. http://www.law.georgetown.edu/academics/centers-institutes/poverty-inequality/upload/girlhood-interrupted.pdf

VISION

The Power of You Teens is here to shine a light on girls. We build and support the next generation of leaders. Empowering tomorrow’s agents of change to make a positive impact in their community and the world!

MISSION STATEMENT

Our Mission is to inspire girls to dream big and ensure they have the opportunity and resources to reach their full potential. We empower our girls to be confident, college bound and career ready to become the next generation of leaders.

IMPACT

Our PowerGirls Mentorship Programs and PowerGirl Workshops have had a positive impact and influence on the lives of our PowerGirls. 100% of our PowerGirl Seniors graduated from high school in 2015-2019 and have gone on to college.

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OUR PROGRAMS

Think Big. Act Bigger.

S.T.E.A.M.

#POYT works diligently to bridge the gap for girls of color in STE(A)M – Science, Technology, Engineering, Art and Math.

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WORKSHOPS

Our workshops encourage girls to take pride in their culture and heritage and to have a strong self-image.

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DANCE TEAM

#POYT utilizes dance and movement to enrich the lives of girls, to teach teamwork and to enhance well-being.

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SUMMER CAMP

A fun-filled two day interactive Leadership and Performing Arts Camp which helps our girls to discover their voices and prepares them to become leaders.

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COMMUNITY SERVICE

We partner with community programs to feed the homeless, provide children with toys, and provide teen patients in hospitals with Love & Hope Baskets.

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MENTORSHIPS

We offer our Power Girls a life changing Mentorship and Apprenticeship Program tailored to the careers that they are interested in and want to pursue.

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THE 6TH ANNUAL EMPOWERMENT EXPERIENCE: THE GIRL BOSS PROJECT!

NOVEMBER 3, 2019

A MAGICAL DAY OF EDUCATION AND ENTERTAINMENT TO CELEBRATE GIRL POWER!! The Empowerment Experience creates a safe, fun and inspirational environment that ignites the spark for girls to be Brave, Bold and Brilliant. Teens girls have the opportunity to attend workshops, meet positive role models and dynamic mentors of excellence, discuss teen and mental health issues, explore college and career possibilities and learn of life changing leadership programs.

SPECIAL GUEST AND KEYNOTE SPEAKER

2019 Miss Teen USA Kaliegh Garris

SAVE THE DATE -SUNDAY – OCTOBER 11, 2020

7TH ANNUAL EMPOWERMENT EXPERIENCE

INTERNATIONAL DAY OF THE GIRL CELEBRATION

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NEWS

The Power of You Teens Making A Difference In The Lives Of Teen Girls!

COMMUNITY SERVICE

COMMUNITY SERVICE

At The Power of You Teens, we believe in serving the community! On December 24th our PowerGirls performed at our 2nd Annual Christmas Recital at Henry J. Carter Specialty Hospital in Harlem. Our PowerGirls

AMERICAN EXPRESS FIELD TRIP

The Power of You Teens partnered with American Express to Celebrate Black History Month!! On Thursday, February 20, American Express Black Engagement Network (BEN) invited our PowerGirls to their Global headquarters to learn about

VISION BOARD EVENT

We would like to Thank our PowerGirls, Moms and Special Guests for attending our 5th Annual Vision Board Party with Media Personality Deja Vu on January 25! Our Sincere Thanks to Everyone who made our Event

POWERGIRL OF THE MONTH

Zhaniya Hill

PowerGirl Zhaniya Hill is very ambitious and dreams of heading her own cosmetic and

fragrance empire! She also looks forward to becoming a sign language interpreter.

Zhaniya is currently a senior and an honor roll student. She has received coding awards

and has, so far, received fifteen college acceptance letters. Her favorite hobbies include

dancing, coding and shopping. If Zhaniya could do one thing to change the world, she would help people to live

authentically, understand their power and never settle for less!

Her favorite quote is:

“Your time is limited, so don’t waste it living someone else’s life”

Steve Jobs

Congratulations PowerGirl Zhaniya! YOU ROCK!!

GET INVOLVED

We encourage our PowerGirls to be confident, college bound and career ready so they can become our next generation of community leaders. When we don’t prepare our girls for a bright future, we all fail. We hope you will join our mission!