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Karen Palka

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A Beautiful Me finds ways to foster self-worth and community connection, especially among girls

"If we can get our young women to understand their value and place in the world at elementary and adolescent ages," says Karen Palka, founder & executive director of A Beautiful Me in Port Huron, "they are more likely to take on roles in their adult lives that enhance their communities in some shape, form or fashion. 

Reaching girls where COVID-19 placed them

When the pandemic closed schools and businesses in March, it also closed the door on our access to the hundreds of girls we were serving and were scheduled to serve in southeast Michigan.  

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