Invitation to women only…

Help Boost a Troubled Girl’s Self-Esteem

The girls at Echo Glen have dangerously low self-esteem.  These girls need good female role models to give them positive attention.

Echo Glen staff is dedicated to their kids and wants to help them develop confidence in themselves and their ability to be upstanding contributing adults.  Unfortunately, most girls here have never learned many basic things that a mother teaches her daughter.  That is where you can help.  Spend an hour or so with a group of 8 to 18 girls.  This could be just once in one ‘cottage’ or in each of the 5 ‘cottages’ that house girls.  Echo Glen has a staff member that teaches the importance of good diet and fitness but anything else you can share with them would be great.

A few ideas that the girls would benefit from learning:

  • Nails - teach how to do a manicure and pedicure; how to care for nails
  • Hair – good cuts for their face shape, how to care for, homemade conditioning hair treatments
  • Fashion – fashions for every body type, perhaps involve a retail store to show upcoming fashions
  • Skin care – facials, help them make homemade mask treatments
  • Makeup
  • Creating a great first impression
  • Massage therapy - foot massages…
  • Beauty secrets
  • Knitting
  • Managing finances
  • Anything that would be fun or pampering for a ‘girl’s afternoon together’
  • Anything that a mom might normally teach her daughter
  • Bible studies are great if you can commit to at least every other week

 Unfortunately EG has no budget for this program so any supplies required would need to be a donation.

Want to get involved but not sure what to share?

Here's a few links with ideas: 

When

Any weekday of the year; anytime between 2:30 and 8:00 PM (except for the dinner hour from 5-6 PM.)

This is all about raising self-esteem so these young women can go back out into the world and face it with their heads held high in confidence and make good choices.

Ready to share some fun and time with these girls?  Contact the Echo Glen Outreach Coordinator.