Dear LEAD supporters, 

As we get ready to start a new year of LEAD programming, and our girls begin the new school year, we would like to share with you some LEAD updates and events to look forward to as well as our appreciation for all of YOU, our village, that have and will make this challenging and very different year possible for our girls.

Welcome Karen!

We would like to welcome Karen Harris to the LEAD team. Karen will be serving as a program facilitator and family liaison. Karen has more than thirty years of experience working with teens and families. She is passionate about helping others overcome their challenges and realize their full potential. Karen holds a master of arts degree in public affairs, a master of science in counseling and a bachelor’s degree in sociology. She is a licensed clinical mental health counselor supervisor, a licensed clinical addiction specialist and she holds a National Boards certification in school counseling. We are very excited and lucky to have Karen on our team.

LEAD Girls Community Outreach

Our girls are determined to encourage youth to keep moving forward! 

To meet the immediate needs of youth in our communities, we've launched the LEAD Cares Initiative. This initiative, led by LEAD Girls, supports students as they head back to school. We are excited to partner with local community groups to provide mini care packages to youth in Forsyth County. Packages will be filled with school essentials, stress relievers and a fun screen-free activity. 

City officials are urging residents to come complete the census and then pick up free face masks, food and goodie bags with coloring books, gift cards and other items during four drive-through “community census days” in September. We encourage everyone who has not completed the 2020 Census to attend one of these events. The upcoming dates are:

• Sept. 17, 4 – 6 p.m., North Forsyth High School (Enter off Shattalon Drive).

• Sept. 19, 10 a.m. – Noon, Enterprise Center, 1922 S. Martin Luther King Jr. Drive.

If you would like to support the LEAD cares initiative purchase a snack from our Amazon wish list. 

First Day of LEAD! 

Thank You, Triad Women's March 

#YouAreOurVillage

When it comes to our girls and this program, we have always said, “it takes a village.” We want to recognize all those who make up our village and who play vital roles in our LEAD community. I encourage you to think about where your place is in LEAD. Are you a donor? If not, support a girl and help us make LEAD free this year for every girl! Are you a volunteer? If not, volunteer your time and talents with LEAD. Lets brainstorm ways your company can get involved! Contact our Executive Director, Joy, for more information. Everybody’s role may look different, and whether or not you fit one of the aforementioned titles, there is a place for you with LEAD.

YOU are our village, and each and every one of you help make what we do possible.

Change a girl. Change a community.

Change the world.

Thank you to our 2020 supporters