Focus Fairies Mentoring is a Chicago-based nonprofit organization that empowers women and girls to lead lives free from violence by providing safe spaces for girls to navigate adolescence and develop the confidence needed to become effective changemakers.
The organization offers personalized support and evidence-based interventions to foster healing, resilience, and empowerment. Through the combined magic of mentorship, group therapy, and social-emotional learning, Focus Fairies aims to transform lives and create a safer, more equitable world where every woman and girl can thrive.
In Chicago’s Fuller Park, Englewood, and North Lawndale communities, where Focus Fairies works, girls face significant barriers to opportunities, such as severely limited transportation and lack of access to mentorship programs. Through their violence prevention initiatives, Focus Fairies collaborates with residents and organizations in these neighborhoods to implement tailored strategies that address the root causes of violence and promote community well-being.
The Girls Opportunity Alliance Fund will support Focus Fairies in launching its new initiative, Pathway Partners, a mobile mentoring program for adolescent girls who do not have access to traditional site-based mentoring programs. Focus Fairies will purchase and repurpose a 17-passenger van with the goal of increasing accessibility to mentoring opportunities for girls in vulnerable communities, providing them with mentoring, personalized support, community connections, empowerment, and skills-building. The mobile mentoring program will enhance students’ academic achievement, socio-emotional well-being, and personal growth, fostering a supportive environment where they can reach their full potential. The mobile mentoring unit aims to reach 65 girls by 2025.
Through programs like Pathway Partners, Focus Fairies is helping address the root causes of violence by reducing incidents of violence, promoting safety, and supporting the well-being of individuals and communities. Focus Fairies strives to create a world where peace and respect are the cornerstones of our society.
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