• Career Exploration:

  • 5 dynamic women panelists shared their diverse career journeys in pursing their dreams. The panel aimed to encourage teens to continue their journey of self-discovery and empowerment. 

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• Financial Literacy:

  • Teens learned about saving and goalsetting through relatable examples, action planning and activities.

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• Mental Health:

  • ​Participants learned how to identify what activates the Nervous System and performed self-soothing techniques that promote a felt sense of calm. 

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• Guest Speaker - Angela Drew:

  • Angela Drew is a mother, dancer, author, poet and self-proclaimed linguistic artist who has loved the rhythm of words for as long as she can remember. Angela is the winner and first-place slam champion of Modesto’s 2021 ILL List 16 Poetry Slam. She has performed her spoken word poetry at an array of venues, just to name a few: Yoshi’s Jazz Club, Oakland, CA, Gallo Center for the Arts and The State Theatre, Modesto, CA, Brickhouse Art Gallery, Sacramento, CA, and Apache Cafe, Atlanta, GA – a landmark poetry lounge that is home to some of ATL’s finest creatives. She is the author of ElderBerry Wine, a children’s book written in poetic verse, that celebrates the beauty and majesty of our elders and the richness they bring by simply being a part of our lives.

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