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This post includes an article summary written during my experience as an intern at PACE Center for Girls Collier (in Immokalee) in fall 2017.                                         When researching articles to read, I chose to go online to ASCA and look through past issues from this year; keeping in mind reading articles that were “recent.” This article immediately jumped out at me for two reasons: 1) My internship at PACE is with at-risk girls and 2) the author, Nona Jones, worked with PACE Headquarters for many years, spoke at several “Believing in Girls” Conferences and is a strong advocate for juvenile youth in general.             The article began describing two very common scenarios of the birth of two separate girls that will live two separate lives and conform to what society believes for them; a successful young woman born by the loving bond of her parents and an unsuccessful woman born out of lust between her mom and an unfaithful boyfriend-the functio

     My best friend recently embarked on a journey to help improve her leadership skills as a young professional. When researching books, blogs and pins on Pinterest, she discovered that the reason why she felt she was lacking in leadership was because she was not sure what type of leader she was. "How am I supposed to lead if I do not even know if I am a leader?" The solution was understanding her "full spectrum" and taking what we now call "The Color Quiz." This quiz is a multiple choice quiz about your personality and it only takes about 10 minutes. At the end, you will be asked to input your email address and in a few short minutes you will have a breakdown of the results. This quiz was created by Jacob Adamo, the author of:  Full Spectrum Success: Living and Leading in True Color.  Click on this link here to see if you "got color?"

     Are you a child ages 6-16 that needs help coping with the death of a loved one? Would you like the opportunity to help memorialize a loved one? Well, there is a special place just for you and it is called RAINBOW TRAILS. For more information, check out Hope Healthcare.