Centers
PACE Center for Girls is a nationally recognized 501(c)3 day program offering year round counseling, academic and life skills services for girls ages 12-17 who are at-risk of entering the juvenile justice system, failing or dropping out of school, running away or experiencing difficulty at home.
The PACE program is designed to meet the unique needs of adolescent at-risk girls by providing gender specific programming to build self esteem and confidence. PACE empowers girls to gain their education and reduce their chances of being involved in or to be victims of crime or violence. At the request of local community leaders and elected officials, PACE was established in Broward County in 1992 and in 19 years has served over 1,700 girls and their families.
PACE Reach Counsleing Center -- Do you know a girl ages 8 to 17 that is doing well in school but needs counseling? We are now offering (at no cost) the counseling component of the PACE program for girls and their families in Broward County. Click here for more information.
PACE Center for Girls Broward was recently awarded $50,000 from the Broward Sheriff's Law Enforcement Trust Fund. This generous donation for the "Girls' Special Needs Fund" will help provide therapy, medical services, bus passes, lunches and emergency supplies for the girls at PACE Broward.
Monies collected from criminal activities are held in the Law Enforcement Trust Fund and redirected to local organizations focused on crime prevention programs, especially those dealing with youth.
PACE Center for Girls Broward's Advisory Council and Chef Hugh McCauley recently hosted Chefs for PACE! a celebrity cook-off at Hugh's Culinary. Chefs (left to right in photo below) from Doris Italian Market, Café Vico, 101 Ocean, The Jib Room and Mai-Kai restaurants participated in an "iron chef" style competition to raise funds to support the girls of PACE.
Chef Angelo and Denise Elia recently hosted the 9th Annual A Taste of Italy helping to raise over $62,000 for PACE Center for Girls Broward. This sold out event at Casa D'Angelo Fort Lauderdale offered 125 guests an exceptional four course dinner and the opportunity to bid on premium auction items.
More than 150 community leaders attended the recent 8th Annual PACE Center for Girls Broward Believing In Girls luncheon which raised over $38,000 to support the organization's counseling and academic services for girls ages 11-17. The event's full agenda included the introduction of the PACEsetters membership program, testimonials from three PACE girls and a special announcement by Sheriff Al Lamberti. Penelope Blair and Linda Haury co-chaired the event.
Senator Debby Sanderson, Sheila Bechert, Penelope Blair and Linda Haury
PACE Broward holds community tours monthly. We invite you to visit our center and see first hand how lives at risk are changing to lives with promise.
Come meet the girls of PACE Broward, view our program and learn more how you can help. To sign up for a "Portraits of PACE" tour, or to arrange for an alternative date and time, please contact This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or call 954-561-6939 ext. 317.
All tours are held from 9:00 to 10:00 a.m.
JANUARY -- Thursday, January 26
FEBRUARY-- Wednesday, February 8
MARCH -- Tuesday, March 20
APRIL -- Thursday, April 26
MAY-- Wednesday, May 16
JUNE -- Tuesday, June 19
DIRECTIONS: PACE Broward is located on the west side of North Andrews Avenue between Oakland Park Blvd. and Sunrise Blvd. Our address is 2225 N. Andrews Avenue, Wilton Manors, FL 33311.