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Pace Day At the Capitol: Girls Reflect on Advocating for Change
In January, we hosted Pace Day at the Capitol (PDAC), our annual advocacy event in Tallahassee, FL that brings Pace girls, leadership and team...
02.23.2022
Youth Council Swearing-in Event Seeks to Bring New Solutions to Gang Violence
Makasia Purdy, 14, lost her 13-year-old friend, Christopher Scott, at a party in June 2021. Just a few months earlier, she...
02.23.2022
First Lady Casey DeSantis and the Florida Department of Juvenile Justice Honor 2022 DJJ Youth Ambassadors on Youth Success Day
First Lady Casey DeSantis, the Florida Department of Juvenile Justice (DJJ), the Florida Juvenile Justice Foundation, and the Florida Juvenile...
02.03.2022
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