Support Our Community Workshops by Securing Vital Supplies

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Latesha Higgs

The Diva Effect, Inc

Executive Director

Your support helps us provide a welcoming and transformative space for women by funding essential workshop supplies. Your donation covers stationary items, printed and curriculum materials and other items that are vital to our personal growth and spiritual enrichment sessions. Your generosity directly supports our mission to empower women with a renewed sense of purpose and confidence. With your help, we can continue to offer a safe community where women can heal, learn, and grow into the leaders they are called to be. Thank you for making our work possible.

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Virtual Vision: Empowering Youth Through VR

The HeartSmiles VR Lab is more than just a space—it’s a launchpad for youth to explore careers, spark creativity, and gain the future-ready skills they need to thrive in the 21st century. Through immersive, hands-on virtual reality experiences, young people will have the opportunity to learn by doing—stepping into environments that textbooks alone can’t provide. In this innovative learning lab, youth can: - Practice public speaking in simulated boardrooms, classrooms, and large audiences—building confidence and communication skills in a low-stakes, repeatable setting. - Explore career paths by virtually shadowing professionals in fields like healthcare, engineering, design, architecture, and skilled trades. - Collaborate on creative projects like building virtual art installations or coding their own mini-VR games—learning teamwork, design thinking, and tech fluency. - Train for real-world scenarios like conflict resolution, customer service, or interviews—enhancing social-emotional skills and workforce readiness. - Visit the world—from walking through a civil rights museum to touring a NASA space station or seeing marine biology up close—making learning more engaging and culturally rich. By engaging with VR, our youth gain not just tech exposure, but critical 21st-century skills: adaptability, digital literacy, innovation, and leadership.

Joni Holifield

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Support Our Community Workshops by Securing Vital Supplies

Your support helps us provide a welcoming and transformative space for women by funding essential workshop supplies. Your donation covers stationary items, printed and curriculum materials and other items that are vital to our personal growth and spiritual enrichment sessions. Your generosity directly supports our mission to empower women with a renewed sense of purpose and confidence. With your help, we can continue to offer a safe community where women can heal, learn, and grow into the leaders they are called to be. Thank you for making our work possible.

Latesha Higgs

The Diva Effect, Inc, Atlanta, Georgia
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Sponsor a Diva Doll

Sponsor a Diva Doll and help us nurture the next generation of leaders. Your donation provides a welcome kit for a new member, including a logo t-shirt, a drawstring backpack, and all the supplies she'll need for our workshops and activities. By sponsoring a Diva Doll, you're not just giving a gift—you're making a direct investment in a young girl's personal growth and leadership journey. Your generosity shows her that she is valued and empowers her to thrive. Thank you for making a difference in a life of a Diva Doll!

Latesha Higgs

The Diva Effect, Inc, Atlanta, Georgia
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Mother's Day Prayer Breakfast/Fashion Show

Join us in making "Crowned in Grace: A Mother's Day of Inner and Outer Beauty" a success. This special event, a prayer breakfast and fashion show to be held in May 2026, marks the launch of what will become our premier annual fundraiser. Your donation will directly fund the essential elements that bring this event to life, including the venue, catering, a photographer, a DJ, and all necessary promotional and event materials. By contributing, you're not just supporting a single event; you're helping us lay the foundation for all our future programs. Your generosity is a direct investment in our mission to empower women and girls, allowing us to create a beautiful, memorable experience that celebrates and uplifts our community. Thank you for being a part of this important first step.

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Give the Gift of Voice: Support Our Youth Podcast Studio

At HeartSmiles, we believe that every young person has a story worth sharing—and now, we’re building a space where those stories can come to life. The HeartSmiles Podcast Studio will be a creative hub located inside our Youth Success Center, designed to amplify youth voice and provide hands-on experience in audio production, storytelling, and media. With your support, this studio will give young leaders the tools to grow their communication skills, explore careers in media, and create content that uplifts, educates, and inspires their peers and community. From recording episodes and editing audio to learning the art of interviewing and production, this space will help our youth develop real-world skills while expressing their authentic voices.

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