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What We Do

She Believes In Me (SBIM) provides life skills, emotional support and urgently needed resources to families in Herndon and the surrounding areas.

 

Liaison Program

FFC Public School social workers and counselors identify and refer the most vulnerable students and their families to SBIM for emotional support and resources. SBIM provides those resources to assist children and families with daily living.

Contact SBIM for more information.

Photo of She Believes in Me Liaisons
Photo of 4 girls that participated in one of the life skills events

Believers Program

A Life Skills Program for Children

SBIM creates seven monthly ‘safe space’ events for our children to learn life skills and socialize with mentors and peers in a supportive environment. During each event we highlight a theme such as mental and physical health, self esteem, healthy relationships, creativity, or gratitude and take the kids through a series of fun and engaging activities to help them learn to be closer to themselves, and their families.

For a list of this year’s dates, click here.

 

Teen Leadership Program

NEW for 2024!

The Teen Leadership Program is a SBIM initiative committed to building future leaders within the community and preparing these teens for a self-sufficient adult life after high school. Teens learn important life skills like personal finance and healthy eating as well as career development skills like resumes and interviewing. Additionally, high school students are assigned a mentor and support our community through volunteerism.

Contact SBIM for more information.

Photo of Teen Leadership program at Whiteford
photo of a group of kids that were sponsored at summer camp by SBIM

Summer Camp

Summer can be a lonely time for kids who don’t have the resources to engage in activities outside the home. SBIM sponsors summer day camps to send dozens of kids to camp to help them develop important social, emotional, and cognitive skills, all while creating memories that last a lifetime.

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Back-to-School

Going back to school in the fall is an exciting time for most children. SBIM provides hundreds of students with a backpack full of the supplies they need to start-off the school year successfully.

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photo of two girls with new backpacks on their way to school
Photo of Renee Gorman and Teri Taylor preparing support items for families
 

Holiday Support

She believes in Me provides meals and gifts during the holiday season to children and families in need.

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School Partnerships

Our goal is to reach even more children and their families by providing tools and resources to establish partnerships where needs exist.

Interested in creating a school partnership? Email SBIM for more information.

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Emotional and Physical Support Resources

 

Trauma Comfort Bags

When children experience trauma, the SBIM comfort bags provide calming and comforting items like journals/pens, cozy blankets, cuddly stuffed animals, sound machines and other stress relief items.

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photo of a typical comfort bag and an inset of a child receiving a stuffed animal
Photo of items in a typical Activity Bag
 

Emotional Support Activity Bags

SBIM provides fun, monthly activities to children to support emotional development, help occupy time, and relieve stress.

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Food Pick-up Program

In partnership with local retailers, we provide weekly fresh food items at our Herndon location to serve the most vulnerable in our community.

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Two photos of a 'food pick-up day': volunteers gathering food and a recipient picking up food

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