History

Changing from girlhood to womanhood can be a turbulent time of emotion and physical changes, fraught with heartache, disappointment and life-changing decisions. The road to womanhood is not always a smooth path. Returning from college and accepting a teaching position in the public school system, founder and director Tanya Simmons found herself immersed in the sea of young women seeking counsel and guidance on how to deal with the challenges of teen life. in summer 2002 she birthed Young Women With A Purpose (YWWAP).The program was designed to build self esteem and to help young women to discover their purpose.

The summer program was great success and the young ladies grew tremendously. However, they still required support. This prompted Tanya to find a new way to meet their needs. Thus an after-school program was designed with two additional programs, Generation Esther and Leaders In Training. This allowed the young ladies to be in the program for at least a year. Since 2002 there have been approximately 150 young ladies who have benefited from the program.

The vision of the program has grown and we have created two new programs one for women, age 19-100, called Discovering The Women Within and Young Seeds Of Promise, for young girls, age 4-12. Through these programs it is our hope that those who participate will discover their potential and their purpose.

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