About the Foundation
The Bettie D. Gonzalez Foundation of Hope is a registered non-profit 501(c)(3) organization. The foundation was established and named in honor of our beloved mother. She was the personification of love with a servant heart. For many years, she fought a rare form of cancer with courage and dignity. At the age of 38, she lost her battle, leaving six children (Michele, Suzy, Ken, Beth, Cheryl & Andrea) motherless, ages 7-16. Although we only had our mother for a short time, she taught us well. Her loving and compassionate spirit lives on in each of us. Our hope is that this foundation creates a legacy that would make her proud.
The foundation was created to offer mentorship and scholarship opportunities for motherless daughters. By developing a nurturing and compassionate relationship, these young ladies will know that they have hope and a future to make their dreams a reality. We want to empower them through encouragement and love; relaying the message that their circumstances do not define them. These young ladies have the ability to be all that God created them to be.
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To Empower, Serve, and Mentor Motherless Daughters
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There are thousands of girls on waiting lists for mentors. Girls without mentors are at an increased risk for experimenting with drugs, becoming pregnant, and/or dropping out of school. Communities with strong mentors are demonstratively less likely to have young girls trafficked into the global sex market. We need more women to step up as role models for young girls; women who will spend time with girls, affirming their worth & empowering them. Every motherless daughter should know she is a woman of value and significance and that she can reach her dream. In developing relationships with motherless daughters, mentors can make immediate and long-term differences in these girls’ lives by encouraging and empowering them to become all that God has created them to be. Our purpose is to create a legacy that motherless girls who are mentored with wisdom, love and empowerment will one day pass on the same to future generations.
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That every motherless daughter, whether her mother is deceased or is absent physically or emotionally, would know that her dreams matter and there is someone who cares.That every motherless daughter would have a nurturing advocate in her life to set goals, teach life and leadership skills, and reaffirm her ability to reach her God-given potential.That every motherless daughter will know that she has hope and a future!
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The Bettie D. Gonzalez Foundation of Hope was created to offer scholarship opportunities, mentorship, educational and mental health resources to motherless daughters. Your generosity can change the course of these young girls' lives!