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Our History
Positive CHOICES was incorporated in July of 2003 and obtained
501c3 recognition in November of that same year. Our organization was
founded with the vision of becoming a catalyst for building empowered
communities by teaching, motivating and supporting teens, young adults
and their families to make well-informed, constructive decisions.

In keeping with our mission, over the past
five years, we have provided services to thousands of teens, parents,
churches and non-profit youth organizations, across the Eastern United
States including:
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Facilitating regularly scheduled risk
prevention and mentoring activities for small groups of local teens
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Making Keynote Presentations during
numerous Abstinence Education and Delinquency Prevention Conferences
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Co-hosting several Youth Empowerment
Retreats
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Presenting STD education and prevention
information at Teen and Community Health Seminars
Our
Seminars
Positive Choices has a network of dedicated volunteers who assist us
in delivering power packed teen seminars covering a wide variety of
contemporary topics. All of our seminars can be tailored to meet the
needs of audiences of various ages and sizes. Some of our most popular
seminars include:
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Daughter’s of Integrity Virtue &
Spirituality (DIVAS’ Keepin’ It Real) Young Ladies Empowerment
Conference(s)
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High Five (Small Group Esteem Enhancing
Activity)
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HIV/AIDS & STD’s – They’re More Than Just
Statistics
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MY LIFE: Young Black & Infected – STD
Awareness
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Parenting 101: The Birds & Bees for the
Hip Hop Generation
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The Me I’m Destined to Be (Elementary
School Students)
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U Don’t Know Me: Cultivating an Honorable
Story
Our
Programs
Positive Choices offers a variety of esteem-enhancing programs for
teen girls age 10–17. Most of our programs have been structured to
allow us the flexibility of offering them as optional compliments to
the programming offered at established or growing after-school and/or
community-based programs.
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Roots & Wings (Abstinence Education
& Life Skills Training)
A curriculum based Abstinence Education Program for Middle or High
School Students..
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Wonderfully Made (Fashion Design &
Modeling Club)
An esteem enhancing program for girls age 10-17. During this
9–session program, girls begin to develop basic sewing skills; to
practice basic beauty and grooming regimens; to develop etiquette,
manners and social graces; to learn how to select fashionably
appropriate clothing; and, to develop basic runway modeling skills.
The program culminates with an exciting Fashion & Talent
Extravaganza.
Applications are available June 15 – July 30; Program Runs September
– May.
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K.W.U. Book Club (Knowledge, Wisdom
& Understanding; Pronounced ‘Q’ Club; begins Fall ‘08)
A book club for teens age 12–17. Every other month the KWU Club
reads classic literary pieces and contemporary books featuring
diverse young women whose strong sense of self enabled them to
overcome and triumph in the face of discrimination, poverty and
difficult circumstances. By participating in this exciting Book
Club, members will re-kindle their desire to achieve socially and
academically. And through lively book discussions, Club Members also
increase their reading proficiency, critical reasoning skills, and
confidence in verbalizing their opinions; ultimately helping to
restore their self esteem and hope for a POSITIVE future.
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Youth Delinquency Prevention Counseling
(by appointment only)
Basic counseling for teens and parents provided by lay Christian
ministers and mentors, by appointment only.
Our Founder
Born and raised in South Florida, author and inspirational speaker
Tymira Williams Mack admits that she was once an “Honors student by
day…and a drug smoking, extremely promiscuous teen by night.”
And while her educational achievements
afforded her numerous college scholarships and a very successful 10+
year public sector career, she has also had to live with the
devastating realities of her former lifestyle choices.
Today, via Positive CHOICES, Tymira
devotes herself to teaching teens to make wise choices about their
health, their education, their extracurricular activities, and their
future.
Make the POSITIVE CHOICE to support teens
TODAY
Click here to
get involved now!
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