Practical Academic Cultural Education for Girls (PACE)

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. Providing the following services: academic education, individualized attention, a gender-specific life management curriculum (SPIRITED GIRLS), therapeutic support services, parental involvement, student volunteer service projects and transition follow-up services. Every girl 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 the entering the private workforce.