Women of Achievement 2016 Gloucester County, New Jersey I am overjoyed to be the youngest recipient of the Women of Achievement of Gloucester County! I am the very first honoree in the newly founded “youth” category. I was recognized for the 501c3 nonprofit I started, Angels of God Community Outreach. “Twelve outstanding women from Gloucester […]
Happy October! 💜 Wearing purple today, because October is National Domestic Violence Awareness month. I was raised by an incredible single mother who taught me that domestic violence is never okay and abusive relationships shouldn’t be tolerated. 1 in 4 women, and 1 in 7 men experience domestic violence. Support those affected by donating to […]
A reflection: Five months ago I embarked on a new journey! I left New Jersey and moved to California to start my freshmen year of college. Although I had a rough start (see here), once again I was humbled by the grace of family, friends, neighbors, supporters and even strangers, who all reached out to […]
When it comes to teen girls, we usually aren’t portrayed accurately. Mainstream media is constantly depicting adolescent girls as vapid and selfie-obsessed, making it seem like we’re unable to engage in an intelligent conversation. We’re whiny and dumb, instead of brave or resilient, and we’re incapable of caring about anything other than boys and […]
Just wanted to write a note of gratitude… I cannot say thank you enough to everyone who has been sending lots of love, positivity, and good vibes my way. As some of you may have heard, my family’s car was broken into the night before I left for college and all of my luggage was […]
My sister called me and told me there’s an article about me on Seventeen magazine’s website. (!!!) My reaction was very loud and involved lots of, “WHAT, REALLY? NO WAY!” Check it out below. -Katelyn — The morning you move across the country to start your new life as a college student should be exciting, but […]