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Dublin all-female mentoring program provides young women life skills

Over 20 girls at Dublin Middle School currently participate in the program.

A group of girls at Dublin Middle School are letting the entire school know they are 'Sisters with a Vision.' The mentoring program is focused on helping young women at the school.

Kayleith Smith is one of the 27 girls in "SWV" or "Sisters with a Vision." The mentoring program was started in 2015 because Carnita Brown and Alisha Brooks saw a need for the program at Dublin Middle School.

"I didn't like the loudness, I did not like the disrespect, I didn't like how they were carrying themselves as young ladies," Brown said.

Brown and Brooks took what they learned growing up and started the program. They mentor 5th through 8th grade girls like 13-year-old Miriam Gyton, who says 'SWV' has given her a purpose in life.

"SWV is really helping me, you know, find out who I am, and found out who I want to be, is really helping me with my attitude and helping me become a better young lady," Gyton said.

Gyton says she is not only becoming a better lady, but the program helps the girls improve their emotions and manage their social kids. Mentors like Tonia Spaulding are responsible for keeping up with one to two students inside and outside the classroom.

"We have that time with each other as well as when I visit the school, and we just talk about the day and how the day should begin, and she will talk to me about things that may irritate her, or agitate her or things they may toss her into having a bad day," Spaulding said.

And Brown also said the club gives these girls a chance to be leaders, provide community service, help one another, and to know they are being held accountable for their actions.

"What we need to do is learn how to plant a seed and watch it grow later on in life," Brown said, which she believes gives these Sisters with a Vision a shot at a brighter future.

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