"Our self image, strongly held, essentially determines what we become" Maxwell Maltz
Miss Believe, Inc. is a 501 (c) 3 tax exempt, nonprofit organization operated by professionals who are capable of bridging the age gap between adults and youth. We provide several opportunities including supports and services for adolescent females in the Washington, DC community. Girls who participate in Miss Believe programs are given opportunities to explore their self-worth, express their feelings and set future goals. Participants are also given emotional and motivational support of positive guidance to ensure virtue.
Mission:
Miss Believe provides interactive programs and opportunities including support and services for adolescent girls (between the ages of 10-18) tolearn the importance and value of self-understanding. Our programs offer essential elements of female development, improving self awareness, ensuring virtue and instilling goal setting behaviors. We offer several programs that focus on mentoring and empowering young ladies.We strive to create successful and confident girls that will grow into powerful women.
Vision:
The vision of Miss Believe is to make an optimistic impact on every young girl’s life and we strive to create confident, well-mannered individuals. Starting in the Washington, DC metropolitan area, Miss Believe plans to make an impact on many lives throughout the Mid-Atlantic region, aiming to expand nationally to productively create strong young women throughout the world.
Founders:
Miss Believe was originally created by Miss Ebony B. Lewis with the help of her 15 year old sister, Alexis Thweatt. Inspired by powerful women such as Michelle Obama, Yulia Tymoshenk, Margaret “Meg” Whitman, and Oprah Winfrey, Miss Lewis envisioned Miss Believe would be an appropriate way to create more powerful young women.
Directors:
Executive Director
Miss Ebony B. Lewis is a 27-year-old successful young woman who was born and raised in Washington, DC to a single mother who migrated from Trinidad. In February 2009, Miss Lewis created Miss Believe. Miss Lewis is committed to making a difference in the world and plans to do that through Miss Believe. Throughout her life positive, intelligent strong women such as her mother, aunts and grandmother have surrounded her. Her success is partially due to those women and she anticipates returning the favor by providing the same love and care to girls who attend Miss Believe.
Contact Miss Lewis at MissEbony@MissBelieve.comDirector of Administration
Tiffany Nicole Walker is a native of Norfolk, Virginia. She is a graduate of Norview High School, Norfolk, Virginia; Norfolk, State University, Norfolk, Virginia, where she received her Bachelor of Science Degree in Kinesotherapy; and she later received her Masters Degree in School Counseling. She is now working on her Ed.S at Cambridge College in Leadership. She believes that one must put time into the youth to have a brighter future.
For your administrative needs please email Miss Walker at MissTiffany@MissBelieve.com
Fundraiser/Event Director
Nicole Marshall, born October 5, 1984 in Newport News, Virginia, was raised by her mother, Vanessa Black in Hampton, Virginia. She attended Hampton High School in Hampton, Virginia where she participated in a variety of activities. The highlights of her high school years included Air Force ROTC in which she participated for 3 years and the Crabber Marching Band. She participated in the band for 2 years as a part of the “Essence” Dance Line. With her long-term plans and intentions to go into the Air Force, by the beginning of her senior year, she reconsidered the idea of attending college instead. After researching schools close to home with the best Pre-K through Grade 6 teaching program, she chose Norfolk State University. She would graduate from Hampton High School in 2002 and start the teacher program that fall.
For fundraising inquires please contact Miss Marshall at MissNicole@MissBelieve.com
Directors:
Executive Director
Miss Ebony B. Lewis is a 27-year-old successful young woman who was born and raised in Washington, DC to a single mother who migrated from Trinidad. In February 2009, Miss Lewis created Miss Believe. Miss Lewis is committed to making a difference in the world and plans to do that through Miss Believe. Throughout her life positive, intelligent strong women such as her mother, aunts and grandmother have surrounded her. Her success is partially due to those women and she anticipates returning the favor by providing the same love and care to girls who attend Miss Believe.
Contact Miss Lewis at MissEbony@MissBelieve.comDirector of Administration
Tiffany Nicole Walker is a native of Norfolk, Virginia. She is a graduate of Norview High School, Norfolk, Virginia; Norfolk, State University, Norfolk, Virginia, where she received her Bachelor of Science Degree in Kinesotherapy; and she later received her Masters Degree in School Counseling. She is now working on her Ed.S at Cambridge College in Leadership. She believes that one must put time into the youth to have a brighter future.
For your administrative needs please email Miss Walker at MissTiffany@MissBelieve.com
Fundraiser/Event Director
Nicole Marshall, born October 5, 1984 in Newport News, Virginia, was raised by her mother, Vanessa Black in Hampton, Virginia. She attended Hampton High School in Hampton, Virginia where she participated in a variety of activities. The highlights of her high school years included Air Force ROTC in which she participated for 3 years and the Crabber Marching Band. She participated in the band for 2 years as a part of the “Essence” Dance Line. With her long-term plans and intentions to go into the Air Force, by the beginning of her senior year, she reconsidered the idea of attending college instead. After researching schools close to home with the best Pre-K through Grade 6 teaching program, she chose Norfolk State University. She would graduate from Hampton High School in 2002 and start the teacher program that fall.
For fundraising inquires please contact Miss Marshall at MissNicole@MissBelieve.com
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