Black History Month Roundtable Discussion: Closing the Hope Gap for Girls
Polished Pebbles Founder and business leaders discuss the importance of creating career pathways for young women of color across industries.
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Polished Pebbles Black History Month Roundtable Discussion: Closing the Hope Gap for Girls
Girls of color in Chicago experience the same poverty, violence, and trauma as boys, but have far fewer programs designed to address their specific needs and life experiences. For the past 13 years, Polished Pebbles has addressed the other side of the crisis. Polished Pebbles seeks to eliminate the "hope gap" experienced by many girls of color in Chicago and nationally who are navigating violence in their communities and structural barriers to supportive services, education, and employment opportunities. Now more than ever, we need more community and business leaders to invest in girls of color.
Polished Pebbles is the only girls program in Chicago that brings an innovative group of stakeholders to the table to beat the odds and provide real opportunities for girls in careers in tech, retail, the trades, engineering, and the nonprofit sector.
Join the Founder and Executive Director of Polished Pebbles, Kelly Fair, as she hosts a virtual panel discussion with community leaders about the critical need for businesses to invest in girls of color and ensure we are building career pipelines for girls. Get involved this Black History Month and invite your company colleagues and Employee Resource Groups to tune in and learn about this powerful solution for impacting girls in Chicago.