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In honor of Women’s History Month<\/a>, CBS News Miami is highlighting the nonprofit WISH Foundation, the philanthropic arm of South Florida<\/a>‘s Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority<\/a>, Incorporated chapter.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The foundation is dedicated to helping young women in the community reach their full potential through mentorship and service.<\/p>\n

The images from the annual debutante ball look like something out of a storybook, young ladies dressed in white gowns, making their debut to society, but it’s more than a glamorous evening.\u00a0<\/p>\n

It’s the culmination of months of mentorship, leadership training, and community service.<\/p>\n

CBS News Miami first met 12th grader Trinity Rollins earlier this year while she was assembling care packages for the Martin Luther King Day Parade.<\/p>\n

“We do a lot of community service,” Rollins said. “This organization is mostly about mentorship and community service above all. We’ve done beach clean-ups, park clean-ups, food drives, hygiene drives.”<\/p>\n

For 10th grader Kendall Briscoe, the program is about connection.<\/p>\n

\u00a0“What’s so great about it is I get to have a sisterhood that I never knew I could have,” Briscoe said. “I grew up with having a lot of brothers, so it’s nice to have sisters I can call my own.”<\/p>\n

WISH stands for Women Involved in Service to Humanity. The high school participants are known as the Ivy Rosettes, with more than 60 teens taking part each year across Miami-Dade County<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Dr. Mary Mites-Campbell is the local chapter president of AKA.<\/p>\n

“The girls are moving from unknown territory of who they are, to inspiring to who they need to become,” she said.<\/p>\n

At the end of the Ivy Rosettes Mentoring Program, the young women make their formal debut at a cotillion.<\/p>\n

Jacquelle Sconiers, chairman of the WISH Foundation and an Ivy Rosette graduate, says one moment stands out every year.<\/p>\n

“The most memorable part is watching the father-daughter dance,” Sconiers said. “They have the foundation that was set at home, plus the support of the women around them and it’s safe,.”<\/p>\n

By the end of the program, the young women leave with confidence, leadership skills, and the support system they need to reach their goals.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Through service, mentorship, and sisterhood, the Ivy Rosettes are learning to lead and to give back.<\/p>\n

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