Baltimore Nonprofit ‘I Believe In Me Girls’ Vying For $25k Grant

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BALTIMORE (WJZ) — A Baltimore nonprofit is vying for a large assistance and determination is simply a mode for you to help.

Courtney Robertson founded ‘I Believe In Me Girls’ successful 2018, an enactment that provides mentoring and enactment improvement for young women ages 8-18.

“It’s astir being your champion aforesaid and uncovering what makes you shine,” explained Robertson.

Their latest endeavor is called the Healthy Harvest Heroes program. The extremity is to make a moving plot portion incorporating STEM education.

“I emotion what they’re doing with this space,” said Gabrielle Francois, a rising 7th grader, and a subordinate of ‘I Believe In Me Girls.’ She said erstwhile the plot is up and running, they program to donate the fruits of their labor.

“So galore radical don’t person entree to supermarkets wherever they tin person healthy, integrated food, truthful I deliberation it’s important that they should besides beryllium 1 with their food,” Francois said.

This imaginativeness has been recognized nationally. It’s 1 of 200 different non-profit organizations successful the moving to triumph a $25,000 grant. The 40 organizations to person the highest ballot totals volition win. That’s wherefore ‘I Believe In Me Girls’ is encouraging radical to ballot online. You tin ballot up to 10 times per time done August 27.

Kennedy Harrell, a precocious schoolhouse senior, said this wealth would springiness them a fantastic instauration to turn their thought and springiness backmost to others.

“When I devour healthy, I consciousness amended each the mode around: my cognition is better, my tone feels better, emotionally I consciousness amended and, of course, physically I consciousness better, truthful wherefore wouldn’t I privation to dispersed that to the assemblage truthful everyone tin consciousness similar that,” said Kennedy.