Who
We Serve
We collaborate with parents and caregivers, schools and educators, communities, and corporate partners to create lasting impact on every girl’s future.
Parents & Caregivers
Schools & Educators
Communities
Corporate Partners
Parents & Caregivers
Polished Pebbles is dedicated to bridging the “hope gap” experienced by many girls of color. Our core programs and mentoring opportunities expand horizons by introducing girls to a career pipeline. We empower girls to be engaged leaders in school and at home, preparing them for a future full of professional opportunities through work-study offerings. Through our programs, girls learn essential professional communication skills, conflict resolution, and career exploration, setting them on a path to success in diverse industries.
Join us in nurturing young girls’ potential and guiding her towards a brighter future.
Schools & Educators
Polished Pebbles offers an innovative approach to professional development and career readiness to prepare Black, Brown and Latina girls for the future workplace. Our curriculum enhances academic engagement while fostering leadership through participation in school and after-school clubs. We collaborate with schools to provide job readiness projects, workplace job shadows, and career panels, introducing girls to various industries and inspiring them with role models.
Partner with Polished Pebbles to empower your female students to become confident leaders and lifelong learners.
Communities
Polished Pebbles is committed to uplifting girls from underserved communities by exposing them to a career pipeline through the development of and professional skills. We believe that Every Girl is a CEO and through our programs and mentoring, girls learn and develop career readiness and communications skills real-world settings. By investing in our girls, we are investing in the future leaders of our community.
Join us in creating a supportive environment that closes the hope gap for our young girls.
Corporate Partners
Polished Pebbles offers a unique opportunity to invest in the future of diverse leadership in corporate America, the nonprofit sector, and the civic sector. As the only girls program in Chicago aimed at career readiness from an elementary school age our corporate partners provide invaluable exposure to our program participants. Partner with us to host workplace job shadows, career panels, and mentorship opportunities, helping girls explore various industries and develop essential skills.
Your support not only empowers girls to achieve their full potential but also enriches our community by creating a pipeline of talented, confident, and diverse future leaders.
“Our team is grateful for the partnership with the Polished Pebbles Girls Mentoring Program and the opportunity to welcome such promising young Chicago women into our hotel each year for leadership experiences. Without question, it is one of the most rewarding aspects of our work in hospitality. We behold a bright future because of them.”
— Anthony Beach, General Manager SOPHY Hyde Park
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