My Nonprofit Reviews

My name is Madeline Velez and I am a Bilingual School Counselor in Bronx, New York.
Since January 2019, the Emma, Alyson & Kate Hance Family Foundation has been beneficial to my professional and personal life. Through Beautiful Me, the flagship program offered by Self-Esteem Rising, females of all ages in my school community from students, parents and staff members, have benefited from this extraordinary, free self-esteem curriculum. As a member of the foundation's Diversity & Inclusion Committee, I have found a “brave space” to have conversations with educators and other professionals regarding current events, social/political issues and other riveting topics that affect my work with inner city youth and their families. Through my collaboration with the Hance Family Foundation, I have obtained additional tools that have enhanced my school counseling practice and have assisted me in my work to dismantle educational barriers affecting the student population in my elementary school.