December 2017/ January 2018 The young ladies of Derrick Brooks Charities Rites of Passage Mentoring Program attended Bridging The Gap The community & First Responders 12th Annual Community Softball Game. During this event, the girls were able to interact with the FBI, Tampa Police department, Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office, and Hillsborough County Fire and Rescue. [...]
Topics for this month's Rites of Passage females mentoring session were Building Friendships and Peer Pressure. We had a great discussion about meeting new friends, the meaning of friendship, characteristics of a good friend and maintaining healthy friendships. Our dialogue then segued into peer pressure. The young ladies openly and eagerly spoke out about personal [...]
Breast Cancer Awareness and the Rites of Passage Mentoring Program Did you know breast cancer affects one in eight women in the United States and is the second cause of cancer death among women? These facts and more were discussed in our mentoring meeting this past Saturday. The young ladies of the ROPP had the [...]
Derrick Brooks Charities Rites of Passage Kick-Off Meeting It's that time again! On October 7, 2017, the Rites of Passage Female Mentoring Program held its kick-off meeting at Brooks DeBartolo Collegiate High School. During this time mentors, parents and mentees came together to discuss the programs vision, guidelines, requirements and upcoming events. We are excited [...]
