About PEARLS Foundation

About

PEARLS Foundation

PEARLS Foundation is a charitable organization within the meaning of Section 50I(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (the “Code”), and the Texas Tax Code, Section 11.18. providing assistance to PEARLS Court, EAGLES Court, and the participants and graduates of these restorative Court Programs. Our heart is to make a positive difference for Teens in Foster Care. Created in 2017, PEARLS Foundation was created by a group of amazing volunteers who wanted to assist PEARLS Court and its programming. Since then, the Foundation has expanded its focus to include teen boys in the EAGLES Court restorative court and the alummi of both Court programs.

Our Mission

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The Mission of PEARLS Foundation is to Stand with Teens in Foster Care

Healing, Loving, Building our Teens in Foster Care
Healing, Loving, Building our Teens in Foster Care

PEARLS Foundation supports the PEARLS Court and EAGLES Court programs. As such, our focus is providing resources to assist these restorative court programs to provide comprehensive trauma-informed care, powerful positive mentoring, and interactive life-skills training to Foster Care Teens in Bexar and surrounding counties.

Our Journey

March 2015
PEARLS Court Launches!

After testing the concept of PEARLS Court in March-May, PEARLS Court fully launched in September 2015 with the help of so many community partners, including Girls Inc. In its initial year, PEARLS Court served ten rising teen girls in Foster Care.

October 2016
PEARLS Court Receives Financial Support and Expands

With the initial of financial help, PEARLS Court was able to hire professional staff to provide therapy and case management and administer the life-skill curriculum and mentoring program. This enabled the program to serve more teens in Foster Care.

2017
PEARLS Court Blossoms

In the 2017-18 school year, PEARLS Court was able to serve 32 Foster Teen Girls in its program. The PEARLS Girls excelled, motivated by 60+ committed volunteers (giving 1000+ hours of their hearts and lives), dedicated DFPS case workers, remarkably gifted staff, and impassioned Judges.

2018
PEARLS Foundation Launches!

Seeing the continued need and growth of PEARLS Court, PEARLS Foundation launched to provide a platform for more effectively gathering resources to stand with the amazing Teens in the PEARLS Court program.

2019-22
PEARLS Foundation Continues Its Mission

As PEARLS Court expanded, the program expanded in 2020 to teen boys in EAGLES Court, and the Foster Care (and all our community) faced the challenges posed by COVID and other difficulties, PEARLS Foundation has maintained a steady basis of support.

Outcomes

Our Impact

With the financial and in-kind support provided through PEARLS Foundation, the PEARLS Court and EAGLES Court programs have provided services to Teens in Foster Care.

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Over
300

Teens who have been provided mentors, life-skill training, and strong trauma-informed mental health care

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Over
100

Adults have volunteered to mentor and teach life-skills to the Teens of PEARLS and EAGLES Court

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Over
$200,000

Financial resources invested in Teens of PEARLS and EAGLES Court

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Over
$100,000

Value of the hours donated to mentor and stand with the Teens of PEARLS and EAGLES Court

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Why

Joining with PEARLS Foundation to inspire and invest your heart in the Teens of PEARLS and EAGLES Court will:

Confirm to PEARLS and EAGLES Teens that we stand by them
Confirm to PEARLS and EAGLES Teens that we stand by them
Show PEARLS and EAGLES Teens that love is an action, not just words
Show PEARLS and EAGLES Teens that love is an action, not just words
Teach PEARLS and EAGLES Teens that we will inspire them into adulthood
Teach PEARLS and EAGLES Teens that we will inspire them into adulthood
Enable PEARLS and EAGLES Teens to depend on us to help them reach their goals
Enable PEARLS and EAGLES Teens to depend on us to help them reach their goals
P E A R L S
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Prepared
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Esteem
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Achievement
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Resiliency
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Learning
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Strength and Stamina

Each PEARLS Court meeting, the PEARLS Girls self-report a “win”: How they exhibited one of the attributes the PEARLS programming and PEARLS mentors are dedicated to teach.

PEARLS Court is a restorative program that supports teen girls who are permanently place in Foster Care. The group served generally lives in and around Bexar County, Texas and ranges from 14-18 years of age.

E A G L E S
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Excellence
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Achievement
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Grit
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Learning & Leadership
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Esteem
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Strength

EAGLES Court is a restorative program that supports teen boys who are permanently place in Foster Care. The group served generally lives in and around Bexar County, Texas and ranges from 14-18 years of age.

JUDGES & Staff

Judge Nadine Melissa Nieto
Judge Angelica Jimenez
PEARLS Presiding Judge
Judge Rosie Alvarado
PEARLS Presiding Judge
Kimberlee Morrison
PEARLS & EAGLES Court Manager
Nathaniel Aviles
EAGLES Court Monitor
Tatiana Olveda
PEARLS Court Monitor
Stephanie Ramos
Court Therapists
Briana Rodriguez
Court Therapists

PEARLS Board Members

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Renee Yanta
Board Member and President
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Connie Arambula
Board Member
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Angelica Avila
Board Member
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Jenna Roy
Board Member and Treasurer
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Crystal Martinez
Board Member
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Danna Teague
Board Member and Secretary
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Kathryn Brown
Board Member
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Adrian Marmalejo
Karla Ramirez
Judge David Canales
Board Member
Shelly Chance