Welcome to Pace Broward
About Pace Broward
Pace Center for Girls Broward was established in July 1992 under the leadership of Aggie Pappas, currently Pace’s Vice President of Program Innovation & Strategic Implementation, at the urging of leaders in the community to support adolescent girls with a history of adverse childhood experiences get the help they need to heal their past and build a better future.
Under the leadership of Executive Director, Sara Nunez, the Day Program continues to make positive changes in the lives of girls ages 11-18 through a strength-based year-round academic program, partnered with supportive, trauma-informed counseling. Our campus in Wilton Manors provides girls access to small classrooms and special learning accommodations built to suit their needs in a safe, comfortable environment.
In 2010, new program components were added through The Pace Reach Counseling Center, offering New D.A.Y. (Diversion Alternatives for Youth), therapeutic counseling, Heathy Youth Transitions (HYT), and tutoring services. In 2015, “Girls Court “was created to offer therapeutic services to some of Broward’s most vulnerable population – girls in the delinquency system – to help reduce their sanctions while giving them much needed trauma-informed therapeutic services.
Girls and their families can attend our Reach programs on-site at our campus in Wilton Manors or our newly acquired offices at Broward College’s North Campus. In addition, our therapists provide community outreach services throughout the community.
Now in our 28th year of providing services, Pace Broward has served over 8,500 girls throughout the county through our academic Day Program and Pace Reach therapy programs.
“Never forget what matters most as you pursue your life’s journey – to always be good to yourself, to honor your female spirit, to embrace life’s challenges as opportunities for growth and change, and continue to nurture trusting and healthy relationships as you navigate life’s journey.” (Aggie Pappas, MSW, Vice President of Program Innovation & Strategic Implementation, Pace Center for Girls Broward)
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Girls attend Pace to get appropriate counseling and education in a nurturing environment. To become enrolled, they must be between 11 to 17 years old, at least one year behind in school, and have 3 or more risk factors.
Risk factors are the underlying issues that lead girls to academic underachievement. These are issues such as: foster home placement, substance abuse (by girl or family member), domestic violence, incarceration of a family member, neglect, physical/emotional/sexual abuse, grief, emotional health concerns, low income, and more.