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Camden Sophisticated Sisters
In the former industrial center of Camden, New Jersey, a city with the highest crime rate in the United States, Tawanda Jones drills over 300 children at Camden Sophisticated Sisters. Practice starts at 5pm, but doesn't really get going until 5:30pm, after "Miss Wawa" has hugged and kissed all the kids. Jones sets a tough standard: each team member must complete 200 hours of community service, keep up with homework, maintain at least a C average in school, and come to practice on time. The results? In a city with a 50% high school drop out rate, 100% of Miss Wawa's kids have graduated, with many going on to college and graduate programs.
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Learn more about Camden Sophisticated Sisters, motivating, educating and empowering Camden's youth.
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Whether it is a drill team or yoga, people are making a difference in the lives of urban teens everywhere.
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The main thing is knowing that there lives a Queen who thu God has & is still doing exceedingly and abundant things for the community & she's truly dedicated to holding each and every child who walk in her sight on a peddlestool as if they are her children I have watched CSS since I was a young child and to be able to see that they are still going strong and getting so much recognition & positive light shined on them it feels great CSS should be the first thing that come to someone's head when they think of CAMDEN not bad news. It's bc of people like the amazing Tawanda & her CSS family that many of us my self included didn't do all of the wrong things in life . #Inspire B4 you expire.
Also, the standards required of the girls builds a healthy self discipline and satisfaction of a job well done leading to a good respect for themselves.
Great leadership and love "Miss Wawa" gives to society!