The Sandals Foundation Partners With Delta Sigma Theta In Support of The P.A.C.E. Program

July 01, 2024 - Sandals Foundation - Bahamas

The Sandals Foundation, the philanthropic arm of Sandals and Beaches, is partnering with The Nassau Bahamas Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc., the local chapter of an organization that is 350,000 women strong worldwide, in support of the P.A.C.E. (Providing Access to Continued Education) Program. This community-based outreach initiative is designed to improve education and support to teenage mothers and promote awareness to help reduce teen pregnancy among young adults. 

The Sandals Foundation and Delta Sigma Theta are joining together to reinforce the ongoing fundraising efforts of the Sandals Foundation in the Bahamas in support of P.A.C.E. over the next three years. Together, they hope to continue to raise needed funds for P.A.C.E. and the refurbishment of a first-of-its-kind support center that will ensure young mothers are provided with a resource that accommodates administrative, health care, nursery and academic services. 

Approximately 700 teenage girls are impregnated each year in the Bahamas, with about 20% of them becoming pregnant again while still in their teen years. Designed specifically as a Bahamian program but with reach in other Caribbean Islands, P.A.C.E. provides young women in need with:

• Personal care items, clothing and food for their children, themselves, and sometimes their family
• Weekly mentorship on a broad range of topics, including pregnancy prevention, legal rights, budgeting and motivational techniques
• Weekly spiritual enrichment sessions
• Access to information technology and skills-training to assist mothers with the tools needed to rejoin the workforce
• Ongoing support once they’ve left the program

President of the Sandals Foundation and CEO of Sandals and Beaches, Adam Stewart, founded the Sandals Foundation to help fulfill the promise of the Caribbean community, with the knowledge that education provides the greatest opportunities for positive change in individuals and nations.

For more information on this partnership or to donate, visit www.sandalsfoundation.org. To buy a brick in support of P.A.C.E., click here.