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Beauty Marks for Girls

Beauty Marks for Girls Beauty Marks for Girls Beauty Marks for Girls
Home
Meet our Founder
Our Vision
Our Services
Our Team
Our Accolades
More than a Village
Mentoring positive change
First Annual Gala
Contact Us
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  • Home
  • Meet our Founder
  • Our Vision
  • Our Services
  • Our Team
  • Our Accolades
  • More than a Village
  • Mentoring positive change
  • First Annual Gala
  • Contact Us
  • Home
  • Meet our Founder
  • Our Vision
  • Our Services
  • Our Team
  • Our Accolades
  • More than a Village
  • Mentoring positive change
  • First Annual Gala
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The mentorship program for girls whose mothers are incarcerated.

The mentorship program for girls whose mothers are incarcerated. The mentorship program for girls whose mothers are incarcerated. The mentorship program for girls whose mothers are incarcerated.

Congratulations to our 2022 high school graduates!

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Beauty Marks College Scholarship Program

July 10th marked a momentous milestone for our organization. The Upstate dusted off their tuxedos and ball gowns and joined us at Larkin's Catering and Events, located at 211 East Broad Street, Suite B.


The event featured live music and brunch catered by one of Greenville's finest, Larkins Catering. Our current mentees served as honorary guest speakers and shared their own stories of overcoming so many obstacles while their mothers have been incarcerated.


There was no dry eye in the building! 

Meet the Creator of Beauty Marks for Girls, Jennifer Jones

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What our program provides:

A strong support system for girls

Customized Career Development Program

A strong support system for girls

Providing a fun, yet interactive environment for our youth is important to us. Many children of incarcerated parents give up having a normal childhood to just be a KID. We provide group outings such as skating together, Bowling, Movie Day, Pajama Parties, Field trips all FREE OF CHARGE. We watch participants bond together and help each other through the challenging days. 

Mentorship

Customized Career Development Program

A strong support system for girls

Mentorship is the organizational structure of our organization. We believe in providing a protected and comfortable space for mentors to offer teaching, affirmation, and guidance. 

Customized Career Development Program

Customized Career Development Program

Customized Career Development Program

A program designed to help each participants explore career opportunities that align with their personal design, talents, and preferences. 

College Scholarships

Birthday Celebrations

Birthday Celebrations

To help each girl reach her potential, we support their educational and career endeavors through offering college scholarships to graduating high school seniors.

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Birthday Celebrations

Birthday Celebrations

Birthday Celebrations

We believe in celebrating youth! We believe it is our job to champion them as an act of social activism so that they can change the world they live in and the world around them. 

Free Wellness Sessions

Birthday Celebrations

Free Wellness Sessions

Mental Health referrals for youth are on the rise. Beauty Marks for Girls focuses on the mental wellness of all participants. We provide sessions with a certified Mindful Meditation Coach to help our participants use mediation as an outlet of coping with emotional distress.

Monthly Care Packages

Free Gas Cards to visit Moms

Free Wellness Sessions

 Beauty Marks for Girls supplies hygiene and personal care packages for the girls in our program. 

Free Gas Cards to visit Moms

Free Gas Cards to visit Moms

Free Gas Cards to visit Moms

Enrollees keeping a consistent mother and daughter bond is important to our organization. To ensure communication is focalized, we provide phone and gas cards to help participants travel to visit their mothers.

Financial Literacy

Free Gas Cards to visit Moms

Free Gas Cards to visit Moms

 This program is an introductory program for students to learn about money habits early on in hopes to avoid many of the mistakes that lead to lifelong money struggles.

H.E.R Space Mindfulness Program

H.E.R Space Mindfulness Program

H.E.R Space Mindfulness Program

A mental health intervention program, designed exclusively for the benefit of children with incarcerated parents. 

Beauty Marks for Girls awarded!

We are honored to be chosen as a Ms. South Honoree for The Ms. Foundation for Women! 


“The South is a region where women and girls of color have the least access to philanthropic resources while leading innovative and impactful efforts to advance equity and justice for all,” said Roz Lee, Vice President of Strategy and Programs at the Ms. 

We are honored to be chosen as a Ms. South Honoree for The Ms. Foundation for Women! 


“The South is a region where women and girls of color have the least access to philanthropic resources while leading innovative and impactful efforts to advance equity and justice for all,” said Roz Lee, Vice President of Strategy and Programs at the Ms. Foundation. “Ms. has a strong history of supporting WGOC-led grassroots advocacy and leadership in the South, and is eager to partner with social justice leaders and Southern funders to go deeper.” 

The Ms. Foundation will seek to assemble a balanced portfolio of rural, urban, emerging, and established organizations. By advocating for greater investment within the philanthropic community, the organization aims to influence philanthropy to increase giving to WGOC by a significant margin. 

Our Focal Areas

Self-confidence

Mental Health and Emotional Intelligence

Self-confidence

Most girls look up to their mothers. In fact, a mother’s self- esteem is one a girl learns to mirror first as a child.  Well, what happens when a  girl no longer has that role model to look up to? Girls who have a mother incarcerated are sometimes left alone in a big world trying to find inner strength and self-worth. Statistics show that

Most girls look up to their mothers. In fact, a mother’s self- esteem is one a girl learns to mirror first as a child.  Well, what happens when a  girl no longer has that role model to look up to? Girls who have a mother incarcerated are sometimes left alone in a big world trying to find inner strength and self-worth. Statistics show that unhealthy self-esteem can lead to depression, destructive behavior, self-harming, eating disorders or alcohol/drug abuse. 


Our organization ensures that our participants have a strong sense of true beauty and self-respect. We conduct monthly activities with our young girls to help strengthen their core values. In addition to that, we partner with local beauticians to serve our girls hair needs. We also provide personal hygiene and care package needs.

Academics

Mental Health and Emotional Intelligence

Self-confidence

Research shows that children of incarcerated parents may be particularly at risk in disconnecting from school and becoming involved with negative peer groups.  For this reason, we focus heavily on education to ensure that our participants have everything that is needed in order to thrive in their schools.  We do not want our young girls t

Research shows that children of incarcerated parents may be particularly at risk in disconnecting from school and becoming involved with negative peer groups.  For this reason, we focus heavily on education to ensure that our participants have everything that is needed in order to thrive in their schools.  We do not want our young girls to just ”go” to school; we want them to be leaders in their school. 


Our Leadership program offers free after-school tutoring, weekend assistance, and monthly progress reporting. We partner with every participant’s principal, guidance counselors and teachers to guarantee that our girls get the attention and support needed inside the classroom. 



Mental Health and Emotional Intelligence

Mental Health and Emotional Intelligence

Mental Health and Emotional Intelligence

The overall mental wellness of the youth in our program is extremely important to us. Studies show that separation from a primary caregiver can impact a child’s emotional well-being. One behavior that is linked to girls having a mother incarcerated is destructive relationships. Some girls tend to shut down completely from trusting other p

The overall mental wellness of the youth in our program is extremely important to us. Studies show that separation from a primary caregiver can impact a child’s emotional well-being. One behavior that is linked to girls having a mother incarcerated is destructive relationships. Some girls tend to shut down completely from trusting other people, while others have difficulty developing healthy relationships with men and women. 


 Beauty Marks for Girls are committed to breaking the cycle of wrong thinking. We plan purposeful monthly exercises with our participants to find out how they are truly feeling inside. Our girls are taught how to use these various activities to express their emotions. We are also partnered with two certified therapists to help with more severe cases that need immediate attention. So, whether girls feel alone on another Mother’s Day or the first day of school, we show up for our participants to help them through difficult times. 


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Why we Serve?

  • According to research, an estimated 5 million children in America have at least one parent in jail or prison.

  • Parental incarceration is now recognized as an “adverse childhood experience” (ACE); it is distinguished from other adverse childhood experiences by the unique combination of trauma, shame, and stigma.

  • The loss of a parent to incarceration can have a significant impact on a child. Some of those impacts include financial hardship, the physical care of the child, and psychological distress.


  • Unfortunately, children with incarcerated parents are often forced to give up their dreams and future due to choices made by their parent(s), not through any fault of their own. 

Reviews

Events

February

In Her Shoes

2 pm

Bon Secours

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February

In Her Shoes

A program to inspire young women to be future leaders at Bon Secours Arena!  Be sure to stay for Furman University Basketball Game! 

2 pm

Bon Secours

January

Our girls featured at Furman University Women’s Basketball

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January

Our girls featured at Furman University Women’s Basketball

Led by Jackie Carson, Furman University women athletes  showed much strength, sportmanship, and dedication at the Community Engagement Game....

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December

Christmas in Columbia, SC.

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December

Christmas in Columbia, SC.

We couldn’t describe this day if we tried. It made our hearts happy to step back and witness our mentees smiling and celebrating the holiday...

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November

H.E.R Space Mindfulness program launches!

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November

H.E.R Space Mindfulness program launches!

H.E.R Space is a newly launched  Mental Health & Wellness Program that is dedicated to promoting the data-driven mental health and well-bein...

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October

Beauty Marks wins pitch competition! Furman University

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October

Beauty Marks wins pitch competition! Furman University

Beauty Marks for Girls won the $5,000 pitch competition in the product/services category for GVL starts Demo day powered by the The Hill Ins...

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