Pace Center for Girls Pasco, located in New Port Richey, Florida, opened in 1998. Since that time, Pace Pasco has served more than 1,000 girls from Pasco County through our academic Day Program and Pace programs. They offer services like Reach, Girls Leadership Council, Goal Setting and Ongoing Process, Monitoring, Academic Education, Counseling and Mental Health Services, Service Learning and Career Preparation.

Their team of counselors and therapists work to create safe, inclusive spaces that help girls realize and harness their power. Sharing this ethos is key to helping girls across the country navigate the ongoing mental health crisis.

If you have a girl or young woman in your life, National Counseling Awareness Month is a great time to check in with her. Sometimes just asking someone how she is doing can be an important step to prevention or to beginning a healing journey.

Pace Center for Girls Pasco, support residents of Pasco County experiencing domestic and/or sexual violence and provide programming to help prevent future occurrences of violence in our community. Your support enables Sunrise to:

- Operate our 24-hour confidential hotline essential for crisis counseling and safety planning

- Operate the only state-certified sexual assault program in Pasco County

- Provide survivors with a safe-haven via our 40-bed emergency shelter where all residents receive essential items such as food, clothing, and medication

- Reach local youth through prevention programming

- Meet the unique needs of underserved populations, including survivors who are men, elderly, non-English speakers, and the LGBTQ+ community

- Offer legal advocacy and personalized service plan development

About Pace Pasco

Pace Center for Girls, Pasco is located in New Port Richey, Florida. Pace was initially founded in 1985 and came to Pasco County in 1998. Pace Pasco serves local girls in the areas of academic improvement, social services, and transition support. The target population for Pace Pasco is at-risk girls between ages 11 to 17 who may benefit from a more personalized and supportive educational environment. At Pace Pasco, girls work to become productive citizens, who value their education, repair family relationships, celebrate their achievements and build self-confidence.

Our model focuses on long-term progress in academics and provides a stable environment for emotional growth. We recognize a holistic and gender-responsive environment allows for girls to thrive mentally, physically, emotionally, and spiritually.

Our Passion

At Pace, our passion is derived from our students. We currently serve 57 girls across Pasco County.

If you know someone who may be a good fit for our programs, visit here to learn more about www.pacecenter.org