Many members of our Fashion Focus family are very familiar with Rosie Doherty. Rosie is a Fashion Focus private lessons student who visits our regular classes every now and then to say hi and chat with some of the girls. She is a professional public speaker and at only 19 years old, an inspiration to […]
Reshma Saujani has a vision. Though with one quick glance at her credentials, you may think that vision is to get more girls involved in STEM or to break the glass ceiling, in fact, her vision runs deeper than those both. Saujani wants to make America great by making half of its population braver. Saujani […]
Halloween is rapidly approaching, but we have one question: where are all the costumes, toys and accessories of female superheroes? In his TedTalk, Bring On the Female Superheroes! (above), Dr. Christopher Bell (Assistant Professor of Media Studies and the Director of Graduate Studies in the Department of Communication at the University of Colorado Colorado Springs) […]
Springtime typically conjures up feelings of renewal, rebirth and an all new look coming out of the dead of winter. This year, at Fashion Focus Program in Pembroke, fall has all of those things and more. While many spent their summer days lazing about on the beach, the staff at Fashion Focus was toiling away […]
Fearless Focus is a unique program designed to help girls discover and embrace their beautiful and undeniable potential!
When I received the phone call from a Fox 25 producer that news anchor Sara Underwood was interested in interviewing me for a segment called “Selfie Surgery on the Rise Among Teenagers”, I was honored and more than happy to offer my perspective. After all, being on Fox 25 News was not new to me. […]
The Boys Program is BACK! Through the Fearless Focus Program, I have successfully helped girls connect to their inner strength, build their confidence, learn important life skills, and socialize with like-minded peers. I hope to normalize this type of afterschool activity for boys. Boys should also be given this opportunity and myself, along with the […]