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Your Donation Can Make A Huge Difference!

Positively Empowering and Restoring Ladies Self-Esteem (PEARLS), Inc. is a 501 (c) 3 non-profit organization that serves as a multi-service, community-based organization providing fun and engaging opportunities for girls throughout the city of Cleveland. Our vision is to serve communities and girls that are often stereotyped by offering meaningful and practical experiences.  PEARLS provides group-based sessions, individual sessions, community service projects, as well as pantry services to women and girls throughout the Greater Cleveland area. 

 

Our Mission: To nurture authenticity and self-love within girls throughout urban areas through exposure, education, and engaging practical experiences. 

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Nurturing 
girls and Communities

 

Welcome to 
the PEARLS Experience
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BEcome a Mini Closet Advocate!
Great news! You can now become a Mini Closet Advocate and support your community by partnering with us. As an advocate, you will help support various school closet sites through philanthropy. Click below to learn more about this opportunity and you can make a difference in your community!
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Ms. Britt, Founder and Lead Experience Curator 

Hi and welcome to PEARLS! I am Brittney Alexandria Smith, Founder of Positively Empowering and Restoring Ladies Self-Esteem, Inc. We are excited to continue to impact the lives of young girls, primarily, in the city of Cleveland and neighboring areas. As a young woman from the city, it is my mission to provide experiences to help people connect and live authentically and unapologetically. I am a community connector, youth advocate, community developer, and mentor.  In my spare time, I love volunteering, running and spending time with family and my sorority sisters of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc.  We are fortunate to have create a space where young girls can just BE. Welcome to the PEARLS experience! 

 

Contact

Ms. Britt: brittney@clevelandpearls.org

 

2023-2025 PEARLS Board of Directors 
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Ms. Clarissa Russell,

Recruitment Coordinator

Eastern Michigan University 

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Mr. Keith Davis

Homeownership Housing Counselor -Famicos Foundation 

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Ms. Courtney Green

Independent Contractor,  Community Event Planner

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Ms. Andrea Searcy

Student, Cleveland State University

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Ms. Marcia Shepherd 

Program Manager, NLDP

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Mrs. Veronica Howard

Founder and CEO, Howard Huskies

 

Community Support!

2020 Starbucks Foundation Grant Recipient 

Closing the end of our very first year, PEARLS received the Starbucks Foundation Neighborhood Grant. 

Neighbor Grant Recipient

PEARLS has been a 3 time grant recipient of the NeighborUp Grant, servicing over 500 people with community projects!

2022 CareSource Partnership Support 

In 2022, PEARLS was awarded funding from CareSource to continue to provide free closet services to our schools in the community. 

2022 Avery Dennison Granting Wishes Award

PEARLS is thankful to have received the 2022 Granting Wishes support!

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Why Not join the movement?

 

Become A Volunteer!

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