Educators and parents, mentors and coaches all care about the wellbeing and livelihood of young people in our communities. We are well aware that twenty-first century tweens and teens face unprecedented challenges that many of us may have never imagined, from cyberbullying, drama, trauma and immense societal pressure.
But to combat these challenges, I was inspired to do something.
Nearly 15 years ago, I was a mentor and youth advocate who wanted to do something to make a difference for middle and high school students – who like me – were teased, bullied and ostracized by classmates and even relatives.
In 2010, I launched Empowered Flower Girl. Since we started, we’ve been on a mission to transform the way young people relate to one another. Through workshops and programs that address and combat cyberbullying, relational aggression and other social/communications challenges facing youth, we work to empower the next generation of leaders.
So as students prepare for a new school year, we want to remind the adults in their lives of the importance of collaboration aka the Village approach.
It takes parents, educators, community members and youth themselves to truly make a difference.
Let’s work together to ensure that every young person has a successful and safe school year!
Empowered Flower Girl 