Founded in 2002 as the Honey Shine Mentoring Program by Tracy Wilson Mourning, Honey Shine has grown in many ways over the last 10 years. In 2010, Honey Shine received 501c3 status as Honey Shine, Inc. Honey Shine’s mission is to encourage the balance of mind, body and soul in girls and young women by providing nurturing experiences that enlighten their paths and empower their future.
Honey Shine holds bi-monthly workshops, field trips, and a six-week summer camp for enrolled participants each year. “Aspire to Shine” workshops offer to the girls, who are affectionately called ‘Honey Bugs’, life-skills lessons and educational experiences that include: health, nutrition, sex and drug education, career mapping and academic enhancement.
Workshops are held at Carrollton School of the Sacred Heart, located outside of the girls’ communities to help them in developing personal goals, self-esteem, financial literacy, journaling and expression.