John F Kennedy Memorial Foundation/Ophelia Project

"Empowering young teen girls to increase their sense of self-worth and maximize their potential contribution to society"

The Ophelia Project is a women-to-young women mentoring program offered in 14 schools within the Coachella Valley. Volunteer female mentors come alongside to encourage, guide, love, and support selected girls from 8th grade to High School seniors. The trained Mentors provide them with knowledge about personal and life skills such as self-esteem building, self-care, and self-awareness. In addition, practical skills like goal setting, leadership, time management, and money management are presented.

The Mentors encourage regular school attendance, good study habits, pursuit of a college degree, vocation or trade school, and healthy choices.
Girls entering the Project have an average GPA of 1.88. Upon High School graduation, our Ophelia Girls have an average GPA of 3.99.

Testimonials

"Ophelia has become a sort of refuge where I know there are other girls going through similar things like me…it has been a crucial part of my formation into a more compassionate human being...and greatly inspired me to be a better person." - An Ophelia Young Teen

"Ophelia has given me skills to achieve great things…I am a strong and empowered woman…I have the confidence to be myself and to know that I can achieve anything…how thankful I am to begin my journey on the road to success because of the help of Ophelia Project" - An Ophelia Young Teen