
Margaret Wakelin
Host: Equip for Equality
Sponsor: Greenberg Traurig Fellowship Foundation
Essence works to increase access to race-positive, gender-responsive, and trauma-informed mental health supports and services for Black girls in school through legal representation, community engagement, and systemic advocacy.
The educational needs of Black girls are a critical part of my Project. Black girls are disproportionally criminalized and pushed out of schools compared to their white counterparts. It is imperative that Black girls have less interaction with police in schools and more access to counselors and trained mental health professionals.
In the first year of the Fellowship, Essence has:
In the next six months, Essence plans to:
Host: Equip for Equality
Sponsor: Greenberg Traurig Fellowship Foundation
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Sponsor: Friends and Family of Philip M. Stern
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Sponsor: Greenberg Traurig, LLP, Texas Access to Justice Foundation
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