Circle of Support, Inc. has been in existence for over 10 years. It was established by a group of professional women who saw a need to provide mentorship to African American girls in the inner-city. The group originally known as Sister to Sister started with ten girls from Pearl C. Anderson Middle School.

Selection of these girls was through referral from the school counselor, teachers, and the Community Liaison. The meetings were held at the Martin Luther King, Jr. Community Center every second and fourth Saturday. The program expanded to H.S. Thompson Learning Center as a part of their after-school program. This program targeted fourth, fifth, sixth graders.

The program now targets girls in Frazier Court Housing Development. The meetings were originally held once a week at the Juanita Craft Recreation Center. Life skills classes were taught at these meetings and tutoring provided twice a month on Saturdays. The summer program have grown each year. In 1999, we had 37 girls, 2000 50 girls, 2001 70 girls, 2002 90 girls and 2003 110 girls. We are expecting 120 girls for the 2004 Girl S.M.A.R.T summer program.

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