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Grow With Pace: Join Our Team
“Leadership is not something you do to people. It’s something you do with people.” — Ken Blanchard Here at Pace, we value the wellness,...
02.01.2022
Mary Marx, President and CEO, Pace Center for Girls: Meaningful connections fuel healthy development
Mary Marx joined Pace as vice president of external affairs in 2007 and has served as president and CEO since 2010. PND asked her about Pace’s...
01.10.2022
Mental Health During the Holidays
The media often presents the holidays as a cheerful time for all. Images of couples kissing under the mistletoe and families gathered around a warm...
12.22.2021
Investing In Transformation: When Girls Are Supported, Our Communities Benefit
When girls are offered the tools, support, and relationships they need to succeed, a positive ripple effect occurs in our communities. The advocacy...
12.15.2021
Mary Marx Of Pace Center for Girls: Five Things I Wish Someone Told Me Before I Became A CEO
Second, you will make mistakes, and that is okay, as long as you learn from them. You need to pick yourself up, figure out what happened, think about...
12.05.2021
Counseling included in school curriculum to help young girls heal
A report from The Center for American Progress noted young girls are more likely to face long-lasting effects of childhood trauma, and young girls of...
11.19.2021
Florida Blue & Pace Center for Girls – A Partnership Impacting Girls and Communities Across Florida
If the past year and a half has taught us anything, we’ve learned everyone can play a role in creating a more just and equitable society. For more...
11.18.2021
Listening To Their Voices: Pace Girls Lead Efforts To Help Advance Equity And Program Impact
In recent years, there has been a growing push for nonprofits to move to a participatory feedback model. But what does that look like in practice?...
11.01.2021
Teachers are Being Called on to Support Students Total Wellbeing
As our team members work diligently to support our girls, we have seen positivity and ingenuity through adoption of remote educational and social...
10.08.2021
How Listening to Constituents Can Lead to Systems Change
More and more nonprofits and funders are seeking participant feedback because, while experimental measures can surface the “what” of change,...
08.18.2021
Community-Based Program Helps Girls Reach Their Full Potential
By: Aggie Pappas in partnership with The Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Originally published by The Office of Juvenile Justice...
08.16.2021
Second Harvest collects 70K+ period products for girls, women in need
Second Harvest of the Big Bend announced Wednesday the food bank has sourced more than 70,000 period products to distribute to girls and women in...
08.04.2021