Bee Club Inc. Becoming Empowered Through Education

BEE Club Inc.

BEE Club Inc. Becoming Empowered through Education is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization based out of Atlanta, which is an after-school peer leadership group for teen girls. The organization was founded in 2013 with 100 girls at Westlake High School in Fulton County. Today, the organization has welcomed over 300 girls in Atlanta and is now expanding its program to Athens-Clarke County. 

Mission and Vision

BEE Club Inc. provides youth girls with the tools and resources to become organizational leaders in their schools and communities. The organization offers a community catalyst after-school program that connects high school girls with resources for personal and professional advancement. With the help of school staff, community neighbors, and organizations, BEE Club organizes a brave space for teen girls to implement and engage in peer-led meetings, workshops, service projects, and events that collectively work to further empower women and girls in their communities.

BEE Club aims to inspire the personal and professional development of female-identified students by teaching life-skills through leadership and community engagement. Through peer mentoring, life-skills learning, youth advocacy, and community collaboration, BEE Club works to further empower teen girls to become self-defined individuals, who  independently navigate life both inside and outside of the classroom. 

BEE Club Inc. in Athens, GA

In 2018, BEE Club Inc. partnered with the Athens-Clarke County Library to implement a Special Initiative Leadership Grant awarded by the Institute of Museum and Library Services. Through the grant, we were able to expand BEE Club, serving  girls at Cedar Shoals High School in Athens, GA.

The Athens-Clarke County Library was awarded a Community Catalyst grant by the Institute of Museum and Library Services in 2018 to create a partnership with the University of Georgia School of Social Work with the goal of becoming a trauma-informed library. The two-year initiative includes social work internships at the library, trauma-informed training for all staff, and the establishment of the BEE Club, an after school peer leadership group for high school girls.