Emerging Pearls Foundation

Youth Mentoring Program

 

The P.E.A.R.L.S. Club is Emerging Pearls Foundation’s longest-running signature program designed to mentor young ladies in 6th-8th grades. P.E.A.R.L.S (standing for Positive & Engaged Achievers Reaching Goals Though Leadership & Service) has been preparing young ladies for the future since 2007. This 9-month program promotes self-worth, increasing financial literacy, improving perspectives toward education, and developing leadership skills of middle school girls from across the Indianapolis metropolitan area.

 

The 2024-2025 cohort of young ladies participate in monthly workshops covering topics that are both timely and timeless, such as self-image, bullying/cyber-bullying, character building, culture, college visitation, community service, social graces, and personal hygiene. Reinforcing the lessons learned from the workshops is the support and encouragement the girls receive through one-on-one mentoring. This is the hallmark of the P.E.A.R.L.S. Club. Furthermore, participants fundraise and earn college scholarships and other awards throughout the program.

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The current 2024-2025 class is underway, with 30 Pearls matriculating through the program. Each participant is assigned an adult female mentor, attends monthly group educational sessions, participates in community service, and is showcased at our end-of-the-year culminating program.​

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If you know of a young lady interested in learning more about the P.E.A.R.L.S. Club, please contact us!