Ashes For Beauty Research Paper

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Lack of self-esteem and confidence in adolescent girls has long been associated with at risk behaviors such as smoking, drinking, and unsafe sexual behaviors which lead to sexually transmitted diseases and unplanned pregnancies. Ashes for Beauty is a program designed to help area preteen and teenage girls build their self-esteem and have more confidence about themselves. With this program the girls can feel proud of themselves and the bright futures they have ahead of themselves without settling for less. The mission statement for Ashes for Beauty is to enable preteen and teenage girls to reach their full potential. Striving to help them improve their lives and break barriers, The Ashes for Beauty program offers mentorships, activities and…show more content…
The research also showed how these issues can be corrected or even prevented. Most often it is easy to spot girls who battle with low self-esteem and low self confidence, by their body language and conversations. Most girls experience insecurity or low self-esteem around the middle school years. The need to focus on the elementary and middle school years is far more important today than it was twenty years ago. Ashes for Beauty there are only gainers and no losers. The program is designed for positive outcomes. The girls that will be mentored will gain knowledge, self esteem, confidence and the true meaning of self worth. Ashes for Beauty will provide mentorships, counseling, workshops, group meetings, and referral services to the girls (and parents) who participate in the program. The program will be beneficial to the girls because it will allow them to feel accepted for who they are, not having to pretend to be someone they are not. They will be grouped with other girls whom many of them have the same issues and

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