When the JEWEL program was created, our goal was to find a way to reach young women that was comfortable, nurturing and empowering; and at the same time consistent, honest and not condescending.

Working with young people is often times challenging. Our children are suffering in so many ways: abuse, neglect, miseducation, etc…

Our firm belief is that all children are precious; we call our girls JEWELS for this very reason. The world is so complex, there are so many people with ill intentions – specifically out to harm children in any way they can. At the same time many people with good intentions have no connection to the reality of working with children of color. As such, we have developed a short questionnaire for potential facilitators of the JEWEL program. The questions are intended to give us an opportunity to take a closer look at potential facilitator's of the program, as well as give potential facilitator's an idea of what doing this kind of work entails.