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SECTION ONE STRATEGIC FOCUS Vision “Our vision is for all female adolescents to realize their full potential in life, they can be and become anything in this world, failure is never an option.” Mission “Children are the foundation of God’s love. Destined to flourish Inc., is a female based organization focused on improving the self-image of adolescents ages 14-17. Many adolescents struggle with self-image, creating a positive outlook for their future, lack of guidance from a trusted adult which often leads to teen pregnancies, STDs all because of limited resources due to unfortunate circumstances. Destined to Flourish Inc., will help create trusting collaborative friendships amongst the girls, build social skills, mentoring programs that will be geared towards …show more content…

‘Do nothing out of selfishness ambition or vain conceit… (Philippians 2:3).’ Goals Problem: “Hampton Roads studies show that teenage pregnancies are still prevalent, although the rates have declined there are improvements that can be made.” Need: “Teens (females) requires support, involvement in community programs, and opportunities for success which will perhaps eliminate teen pregnancies. Goal: “To provide a program that will focus on the needs of these teens, keep teens interactive within the community sector which can possibly lead to further success for their future.” Problem: “Hampton Roads studies show that STD rates are prevalent amongst adolescents ages 15-20.” Need: “There is a need to reduce the rate of STD rates among this population.” Goal: “To provide imperative resources and information which will include facts on STD prevalence and how to minimize becoming infected with one of the diseases.” Problem: “Hampton Roads lacks educational resources for the poor

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