Testimonials

J.I.W. has helped me learn more about myself. It has also helped me learn how to respect myself.  So far, I have enjoyed making new friends and not just hang around my old friends. I also love that we get to volunteer. I am benefiting and proud to be in the Journey Into Womanhood program.

Over the past year and a half JIW has helped me to become the young lady that I am today. It has without question been one of the greatest inspirations in my life. It's helped me change for the better, and gave me the opportunity to gain friendships that will last a lifetime.

This organization has opened the door for many opportunities that I would have never had the chance to experience otherwise. Through the JIW program, I have received a full Jacksonville Jaguars Community Scholars Scholarship to the University of North Florida. I am currently a junior in the nursing program, and have just received news of another scholarship being awarded to me to go to Ghana, South Africa in the summer of 2009.

- Erica Mitchell graduate of Journey Into Womanhoodand student at UNF

I've been a part of Journey Into Womanhood since the summer of 2005. Already I have grown to enjoy this program. The people are nice and very welcoming. From my experience in this program, I've grown to be more social and focused on my future.

~ Jasmine Lewis,  Middle School Student

JIW (Journey Into Womanhood)  has had a major impact on my life because I have had the opportunity to meet some very nice young ladies and have become close with almost all of them. Also, I had the experience of attending  my first college fair with this program.  I had guidance from the program director to show me how to basically sell myself to the colleges at the college fair.  It was definitely a learning process. Also through this program, I was able to make a resume’. This program has been a fun learning experience for me.

~Sanitra Livingston, High School Student

As a founding participating mom, JIW (Journey Into Womanhood) has been phenomenal. It is the type of program all mothers should want their daughters participating in. It teaches them leadership skills, conflict resolution, becoming a young lady and skills to further their education. I want to say thanks to the program director, for giving time to help our girls become young ladies that will give back to the community.

~ Carolyn Ballou, Parent