May is Teen Self Esteem Month and The Association of Junior Leagues Inc. (AJLI) is working with their local communities to help promote teen self-esteem.
The Junior League of Greater Fort Lauderdale, Inc. is an organization of women committed to promoting voluntarism, developing the potential of women, and to improving the community through effective action and leadership of trained volunteers.
AJLI has is dedicated to help create an awareness about bullying and the long lasting damage it does to teens. With the suicide of Phoebe Prince combined with the savage beating of Josie Ratley and the horrific incident that set Michael Brewer on fire, it is time that schools, parents, communities and teachers ban together to help put an end to bullying.
Because bullying so often starts between the critical ages of 9 to 12, when girls are entering adolescence, the Junior League of Boise's Especially Me program targets pre-teen girls through a serious of three classes. The first class on self image and self esteem teaches girls about the role society and the media have on presentations of women's images. The second class focuses on helping girls understand the changes their bodies are and will undergo with puberty and the importance of good health. In the final class, girls learn how to make good decisions and stick to them, particularly when confronted by peer pressure.
Locate your local Junior League today and start making a difference in your community!
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