Pace Center for Girls, Escambia / Santa Rosa

✨ An Afternoon to Remember Made Possible by Our Incredible Community ✨

Our Starry Night Prom was filled with laughter, confidence, celebration, and unforgettable memories, and it wouldn't have been possible without the amazing supporters who helped make the day so special for our girls.

A heartfelt thank you to Pensacola State College Cosmetology for helping our girls shine with beautiful hair and makeup, Tim Ludvigsen for capturing every smile, dance, and special moment behind the camera, and Anna Theriault for the stunning décor that transformed our space into a truly magical prom experience.

We are especially grateful to 4EVR DEZ Project Formal in partnership with Randall's Formal Wear for generously providing beautiful prom dresses and stylish suits so every girl could feel confident, celebrated, and absolutely radiant on her big day.

Moments like these are what make Pace so much more than a program. They are a beautiful reminder that our girls are surrounded by a community that believes in them, lifts them up, and celebrates them not just on prom but every day of the year 💙

We also want to give a very special shoutout to our Starry Night royalty 👑
✨ Prom Queen: MaKaylah
✨ Prom Princess: Anna

Thank you to everyone who helped create a day our girls will carry with them forever. We are so grateful and so excited to share even more prom photos soon 📸⭐

💜 Enrollment is NOW OPEN for our REACH Program! 💜
Know a girl who could benefit from one-on-one therapy services with a licensed mental health professional? Our REACH team is here to help support girls and families year-round with compassionate care and guidance.
Call or email us today to learn more about enrollment and available services.
And remember — we are an all-year-round program, so there’s no need to wait until the next school year to get support!

A big thank you to Manna Food Pantries for helping stock the shelves in our Girls Point Spending Closet with plenty of delicious snacks and drinks for our girls!
These snacks are more than just a weekly special treat. The points our girls use to shop are earned through good behavior, attendance, positive choices, and everyday growth. Our point system helps teach important life skills like responsibility, goal setting, accountability, and decision-making while giving the girls a fun way to celebrate their hard work.
Thank you, Manna, for helping us encourage and empower our Pace girls every single day! 💙✨

✨An afternoon full of sparkle starts with a community that believes in girls ✨

A huge thank you to Taxie, and the entire team at 4EVR DEZ for donating beautiful dresses, accessories, and suits for our girls’ upcoming Starry Night Prom! Because of their generosity, our girls will walk into prom feeling confident, celebrated, and shining bright!

From elegant gowns to stylish suits and all the finishing touches in between, their kindness is helping create unforgettable memories for our Pace girls. Thank you 4EVR DEZ, for making sure every girl has the chance to feel like a star on her special day! 💙

✨🩺💙Future nurses with hearts full of compassion 💙🩺✨

A special shoutout to the wonderful ladies of the Fortis Institute (Pensacola) Nursing Program for choosing Pace as their giving back project this semester! Their nursing students hosted a supply drive benefiting our Girls’ Point Spending Closet, helping provide thoughtful items and essentials for our girls!

Their kindness, generosity, and commitment to giving back are already making a difference in the lives of others. Thank you, Fortis, for believing in girls and helping our Pace girls sparkle a little brighter! 🌟

💕✨ Once a Pace girl, always a Pace girl! ✨💕
We had the sweetest surprise visit yesterday from two of our amazing Pace alumni, Aniah and Abby, graduates from the Class of 2022! 🎓 They stopped by to share some exciting news: both will be starting the Criminal Justice program at Pensacola State College this fall!
Seeing our alumni continue to chase their dreams and build bright futures makes us so proud. Your Pace family is cheering you on every step of the way, Aniah and Abby! 👏

💛✨ THANK YOU to Lexie and the amazing women of Junior League of Pensacola 💛✨

We are so grateful for your generous donation of both items and funds to support our Girls’ Point Spending Closet. From the fun, glittery bags to all the thoughtful goodies you dropped off, you brought joy, excitement, and a whole lot of smiles to campus.

Our girls get to shop weekly in the Point Spending Closet for all kinds of items they’ve earned through their positive choices. The closet is so much more than just a fun place to “shop” for treats. It is a meaningful way for our girls to be recognized and rewarded for positive choices like kindness, strong communication, staying engaged in class, and working toward their goals, with each point celebrating their growth and progress. Because of our community’s generosity, we are able to keep it stocked with items that feel special while reinforcing something even more powerful, that their effort and good choices matter, helping build confidence, dignity, and self-worth in a way that lasts.

Thank you, Junior League of Pensacola, for always believing in girls and helping our Pace girls shine bright! 💕

✨ Big things are happening at Pace! ✨

Yesterday we officially welcomed our 10 newest Board Members during our Board Orientation! 🌟

They spent the afternoon learning all things Pace, including our mission, programs, upcoming events, and the incredible impact being made in the lives of our girls every single day. 🩷

The fun continued into the evening at our End of Year Board Party where our FABULOUS current and new board members mixed, mingled, laughed, and celebrated an amazing year together! 🎉

We are feeling so excited and energized for the upcoming board year and cannot wait to see all the amazing things ahead for Pace! Here’s to new ideas, new connections, and continuing to make a difference in the lives of girls together! ❤

🍎🩷✨ Happy Teacher Appreciation Week to the academic hearts of Pace! ✨🩷🍎

At Pace, learning never stops and neither does the love our teachers pour into our girls! Because we are a year round school, our academic staff goes above and beyond every single day to meet girls where they are and help them learn, grow, and thrive academically. 🌟

With small class sizes, individualized support, and the ability for girls to work at their own “Pace” 😉, our classrooms are built around a strength based and trauma informed approach that makes a real difference in the lives of our girls. Our teachers create safe spaces filled with encouragement, patience, understanding, and endless support helping each girl build confidence and discover her potential. ✨

This week, we’ve loved celebrating our amazing team with adorable treat bags from the wonderful ladies of Alpha Delta Kappa International and a yummy special lunch prepared by Chef Mike!

Join us in sending a HUGE thank you and lots of appreciation to our incredible Academic Team:
💖 Olivia
💖 Kim
💖 Elise
💖 Analisa
💖 Tricia
💖 Christy
💖 Anaijah
💖 Liz
💖 Karen
💖 Laura

🐝💛 Pensacola turned into PensaKeyla yesterday as our girls showed up loud and proud to cheer on our hometown hero, Keyla Richardson , for her incredible Top 3 spot on American Idol! 🎤✨

From the parade to the concert, the energy was electric and our girls had the sweetest time celebrating alongside fellow fans decked out in yellow, black, and all the bee spirit! 🐝🖤💛

We are so proud to support a hometown star who is inspiring girls everywhere to chase their dreams and shine bright! Keep soaring, Keyla! 🌟