Every scar tells a story!
The moment we’ve been waiting for…
Beauty Marks for Girls College Scholarship Ball
is coming — July 13th, 2025
“A Walk in Her Shoes” is the event promising to inspire you with real stories, honor unshakable resilience, and celebrate the unstoppable rise of daughters of incarcerated mothers.
Tickets are LIVE!
We don’t want you to catch the replay—we want you to be in the room.
Come ready to witness strength draped in elegance, pain transformed into purpose, and young women rewriting their narratives.
Making History: First College Scholarship Fund created exclusively for children of incarcerated parents.
Over 50 invited guests filled the room with excitement to witness the Unveiling of Beauty Marks for Girls' Scholarship Ceremony. We are thrilled to announce our partnership with The Spartanburg Foundation to establish one of the first-ever college scholarship funds tailored exclusively for children of incarcerated parents.
A special thank you to Larkin Hammond for sponsoring our Gala! Over $13,000 raised to help daughters of incarcerated mothers.
What our program provides:
Mentorship
Customized Career Development Program
A strong support system for girls
Mentorship forms the backbone of our organization. We are committed to creating a safe and nurturing environment where mentors can provide education, support, and direction.
A strong support system for girls
Customized Career Development Program
A strong support system for girls
Creating a fun and interactive environment for our youth is important to us. Many children with incarcerated parents often miss out on the simple joys of just being a kid. We organize group activities like skating, bowling, movie days, pajama parties, and field trips at no cost. It's heartwarming to see participants form bonds and support one another.
Customized Career Development Program
Customized Career Development Program
Customized Career Development Program
A program is crafted to assist participants in exploring career opportunities that match their unique design, talents, and preferences.
College Tuition Assistance
We are committed to empowering each young woman to realize her full potential by providing college scholarships to graduating high school seniors, thereby supporting their educational and career aspirations.
Monthly Care Packages
Beauty Marks for Girls provides essential hygiene and personal care packages to participants in our program, ensuring that they have access to necessary items for their well-being.
Free Wellness Sessions
The demand for mental health referrals among youth is on the rise. Beauty Marks for Girls places a high priority on the mental well-being of its participants. Our organization provides complimentary sessions conducted by licensed therapists to assist in managing mental and emotional distress.
Life Coaching Sessions
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 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
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.
Beauty Marks for Girls awarded -The Dabo's All In Foundation
The Dabo's All In Foundation Grantees
We extend our deepest appreciation to The Dabo's All In Foundation for selecting Beauty Marks for Girls as a grantee. The generous grant will allow us to expand our programs, provide essential resources, and create transformative experiences for our mentees.
The impact of this contribution reaches far beyond the financial aspect; it signifies a shared commitment to creating a brighter future for such deserving girls!!
Thank you Dabo and Kathleen Swinney, we couldn't be more OVERJOYED!!
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 core components
Building confidence
Mental Health and Emotional Intelligence
Career and College Readiness
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.
Career and College Readiness
Mental Health and Emotional Intelligence
Career and College Readiness
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.
Educate. Empower. Inspire.
Our first office space!
Thank you to the Spartanburg County Foundation!
The wait is finally over! After a long search, Beauty Marks for Girls has found a place to call home inside South Carolina’s first-ever Center for Philanthropy. This isn’t just an office—it’s a space where hope, healing, and transformation will continue to thrive.
