by SWOVA Team | Apr 15, 2020 | Pass It On: Health and Safety for Young Women and Girls Phase II, SWOVA News, Youth programs
Good News! Sparkfest is weeks away, and we are all getting very excited for our 5th annual Pass It On benefit. Sparkfest will be held on April 30th at the Harbour House Hotel. This year’s generous performers are Ashleigh Ball from Hey...
by SWOVA Team | May 20, 2020 | Pass It On: Health and Safety for Young Women and Girls Phase II
As Pass It On draws to a close for another year, I find myself in that same parallel of emotions I feel every year at this time. I am sad to part ways with the young women I’ve spent the past year with. Although we live in a small town and see each other often...
by SWOVA Team | Apr 24, 2020 | Pass It On: Health and Safety for Young Women and Girls Phase II, Youth programs
Working as a mentor supervisor I enjoy a position with the unique perspective of 28 young women ranging in age from 13-18 years old. I see many sides of these young women as we grow to know each other. Where often their insecurity is what drives their...
by SWOVA Team | Jan 29, 2020 | Pass It On: Health and Safety for Young Women and Girls Phase II, SWOVA News, Youth programs
International Women’s Day March 8, 2020 For over one hundred years, International Women’s Day (IWD) has been a day of celebration and recognition to mark exceptional achievements of women and to build on inequities still to be addressed. This year SWOVA, IWAV, Victim...
by SWOVA Team | Jun 3, 2020 | Pass It On: Health and Safety for Young Women and Girls Phase II, SWOVA News, Youth programs
A clear vision, a number of passionate and engaged youth, inspiring performers, and many generous community donations, make up the Sparkfest recipe for success. The vision comes from Kate Maurice – Mentor/Supervisor of SWOVA’s Pass It On program – and from...
by SWOVA Team | Feb 18, 2020 | Pass It On: Health and Safety for Young Women and Girls Phase II
Kate Maurice with a Pass It On Mentor at a mentor training meeting In my life, the mentor’s I’ve had have always been people I’ve recognized after the fact. I think it’s rarer when we find ourselves in intentional mentoring. In either...