Pretty Purposed

⛳🔐 This year, Pretty Purposed launched a new initiative empowering sites to take the lead in planning their own field trips with guidance and support from their Program Directors. 🌟 Two sites eagerly answered the call: Pleasants Lane Elementary in Petersburg took their girls to Topgolf in Richmond for a day of fun, teamwork, and friendly competition, and Sunnyside Elementary School in Dinwiddie put their problem solving skills to the test at Escape Old Towne in Petersburg for an exciting escape room experience! 🏌🏾‍♀️✨🔍

The success of this pilot means working toward broader implementation next school year, strengthening our ability to streamline and increase capacity for programming.

Petersburg City Public Schools
Dinwiddie County Public Schools

🙏🏾💜 As we reflect on our year, we are beyond grateful for all of the organizations that have invested in our work and believed in our mission! 🌟✨ This year, Pretty Purposed was the proud recipient of the Hotties Helping Hotties Grant, an initiative of Megan Thee Stallion's Pete and Thomas Foundation, and we are so honored. 🎉👑 Pretty Purposed was able to use the funds to supply and stock our brand new, girl-centered space because our girls deserve a space that is fully equipped and built just for them. 🏠💪🏾 The Pete & Thomas Foundation is committed to supporting great nonprofit organizations, and through this initiative awarded grants to 30 nonprofits making a positive impact in their communities across the pillars of Education, Health and Wellness, Housing, and Community Goodwill.

Established in honor of her father, Joseph Pete Jr., and her mother, Holly Thomas, Megan Thee Stallion created the Pete & Thomas Foundation to uplift women, children, senior citizens, and underserved communities in Houston and across the globe, and we are proud to be a part of that legacy! 💜🔥

🏅💜 Dinwiddie Elementary Pretty Purposed participants proudly completed their advocacy projects by supporting their district's Special Olympics Feet Meet on Monday, April 13, 2026! 🎉👟 In alignment with their mission to uplift individuals with disabilities, participants thoughtfully created and packaged motivational goodie bags for over 60 Dinwiddie Elementary Feet Meet athletes. 🎁✨ They not only distributed the bags with care and encouragement, but also enthusiastically cheered on each participant throughout the day's events, helping to create an atmosphere of inclusion, celebration, and support. 📣🙌🏾 This meaningful experience reflected the heart of their Pretty Purposed advocacy project and left a lasting impact on both the participants and the broader school community.

Dinwiddie County Public Schools

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🫖👑 This past weekend, over 70 Pretty Purposed participants, facilitators, board members, staff, and an incredible intern gathered at the elegant Hotel Petersburg, Tapestry Collection by Hilton for our Annual End of the Year Tea Party and it was a perfect celebration! 💜✨ Girls came dressed to impress, filling the room with beauty, joy, and the kind of energy that happens when you bring together a community of young women who have spent a whole year growing, showing up, and pouring into one another. 👗🌸

From the laughter to the conversations to the memories made, this was the perfect way to close out an incredible year and remind our girls just how far they have come. To every girl, facilitator, board member, staff member, and intern who was in that room, thank you for being the heart of Pretty Purposed and for making this year one for the books! 💪🏾💜

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🌟✨ Pretty Purposed girls headed to the iconic Altria Theater last month to experience the magic of The Wiz live on stage! It was a powerful, soulful, and stunning celebration of Black artistry and storytelling. 👠🌈 After the show, the girls and chaperones fueled up together at VCU Dining Services for some good food and good reflective conversation 🍽️🙌🏾

Moments like these remind us why we do what we do. Girls deserve access to culture, art, and experiences that reflect and celebrate who they are. 🎶

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🎉💜 April was Volunteer Appreciation Month and we took the opportunity to celebrate our amazing volunteers. On April 15th, we hosted a Volunteer Appreciation and Open House event at our brand new Pretty Purposed space, welcoming current, former, and prospective volunteers for an evening of charcuterie, dessert, great conversation, and so much gratitude! 🧀🍰✨ Our incredible volunteers were presented with certificates of appreciation, because the work they pour into our girls and our mission deserves to be recognized and celebrated. 🏅 Because of YOU, Pretty Purposed is able to show up for girls and young women across our region every single day and we do not take that for granted! 💪🏾🌟

If you have been curious about getting involved, there is no better time than now because our girls need your time, your talent, and your heart! 💜 Visit https://www.prettypurposed.org/ppvolunteer to learn more about volunteer opportunities and join our growing community of change makers.

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This session is about to be EVERYTHING! ⚡💜 Three phenomenal young women from R.E.A.L. Girlz will be co-presenting at the 2026 Girls Mental Health Summit and they are absolutely showing out for their generation! 👏🏾🌟

Jocelyn Sanderson, a sophomore at Hermitage High School and aspiring labor and delivery nurse; Mila Henry, founder of MH Boxes and Youth Ambassador for the Southern Black Girls and Women's Consortium; and Cali Rivers, a freshman at Appomattox Regional Governors School, aspiring psychologist and social worker. These young ladies are leaders within their community showing up to speak directly to their peers. 👑 Together they will lead "Check Your Energy", an interactive workshop where girls will explore where their mental, emotional, and social energy is being spent through a creative "energy receipt" activity. 🧾✨ Participants will reflect on what drains them, what fills them up, and walk away with practical tools to set boundaries and protect their peace because our girls deserve to invest their energy into what truly matters.

Registration is required to attend the Pretty Purposed Girls Mental Health Summit on Saturday, May 2nd from 10AM to 3PM. Secure your spot today: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfnBnmtL7xmRTQnP2V77afS64RXWYU394jw2wTLXrto0Gf3mg/viewform

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🦸🏾‍♀️💜 We love to see it! We are so proud that one of our amazing Pretty Purposed interns is taking the stage at the 2026 Girls Mental Health Summit. Kelly Gilliam is a Master of Social Work candidate graduating in May 2026 and a Family Liaison with Richmond Public Schools. 🌟🙌🏾 Kelly will be leading "Your Superpower Toolkit: Coping Skills That Actually Work", a session packed with real, practical strategies to help girls manage stress, build confidence, and truly thrive, because coping skills should actually work for you! 🧰✨

Registration is required to attend the Pretty Purposed Girls Mental Health Summit on Saturday, May 2nd from 10AM to 3PM. Secure your spot today: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfnBnmtL7xmRTQnP2V77afS64RXWYU394jw2wTLXrto0Gf3mg/viewform

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👑🌱 We are so excited to introduce another dynamic session leader coming to the 2026 Girls Mental Health Summit! Dr. Aariyana Britton is a public health practitioner, adjunct professor, researcher, and community health leader whose life's work is advancing health equity and empowering women to lead with confidence, resilience, and purpose. 💜✨ Dr. Britton will be leading "Rooted: Mental Health, Confidence, and Purpose in Women's Lives", a powerful session that explores the connection between mental wellness, self-confidence, and personal growth while giving participants real, practical strategies to overcome self-doubt and show up fully in every space they enter. 🙌🏾🌿

Registration is required to attend the Pretty Purposed Girls Mental Health Summit on Saturday, May 2nd from 10AM to 3PM. Secure your spot today: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfnBnmtL7xmRTQnP2V77afS64RXWYU394jw2wTLXrto0Gf3mg/viewform

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🌟💜 Meet another amazing session leader coming to the 2026 Pretty Purposed Girls Mental Health Summit! Amanda Lynch is a writer, healer, and community leader from Central Virginia whose life's work is creating safe spaces where people and communities find their way back after really hard things happen, and she is bringing all of that energy to our girls! 🌿✍🏾 Amanda will be leading "De-Stress from the Mess: When Life Be Life-ing, Teen Edition", a real, relatable, and refreshing 25-minute workshop that meets teens exactly where they are and explores how stress shows up in our bodies and minds and what it actually looks like to take care of yourself. 🧠💨 This is the session where girls can come ready to think, reflect, and maybe even breathe a little easier because healing is possible for everyone! 🙌🏾

Registration is required to attend the Pretty Purposed Girls Mental Health Summit on Saturday, May 2nd from 10AM to 3PM, so secure your spot today: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfnBnmtL7xmRTQnP2V77afS64RXWYU394jw2wTLXrto0Gf3mg/viewform

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