City of Philadelphia - File #: 150101

• File #: 150101
• Version: 0
• Type: Resolution
• Status: ADOPTED
• File created: 2/12/2015
• In control: CITY COUNCIL
• Final action: 2/12/2015
• Title: Honoring Teenshop, Inc. and Founder Elleanor Jean Hendley on its 30th Anniversary.
• Sponsors: Councilmember Tasco, Councilmember Jones, Councilmember Reynolds Brown, Councilmember Blackwell, Councilmember Bass, Councilmember O'Brien, Councilmember Goode, Councilmember Quiñones Sánchez, Councilmember Oh, Councilmember Greenlee, Council President Clarke, Councilmember Neilson, Councilmember Johnson, Councilmember Henon, Councilmember Squilla, Councilmember O'Neill

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result	Tally
2/12/2015	0	CITY COUNCIL	Introduced and Ordered Placed on This Week's Final Passage Calendar	Pass
2/12/2015	0	CITY COUNCIL	ADOPTED

Title
Honoring Teenshop, Inc. and Founder Elleanor Jean Hendley on its 30th Anniversary.

Body
WHEREAS, The Council of the City of Philadelphia is pleased and proud to honor Ms. Elleanor Jean Hendley and the tremendous contributions of her Teenshop, Inc. program, to the empowerment and achievement of generations of teenage girls from Philadelphia to Los Angeles, building a legacy of 30 years of success; and

WHEREAS, In 1985, Elleanor Jean Hendley founded Teenshop, Inc., now one of the nation's longest running volunteer-driven youth development non-profit agencies dedicated exclusively to nurturing the growth and achievement of teenage girls with goals. The organization currently has branches in North, South, West, and Northwest Philadelphia, as well as a chapter in Los Angeles, California, where successful teens like America's Next Top Model winner, Eva Pigford, have participated in the program. Teenshop encourages academic excellence, promotes abstinence, and enhances girls' self-esteem using workshops, field trips, community service opportunities, and college tours; and

WHEREAS, More than 100 girls from Philadelphia to Los Angeles enroll in Teenshop's groups each year, and the program has earned increasing accolades, receiving write ups in publications like The Philadelphia Tribune and Ebony magazine. Elleanor Jean Hendley was also recognized for her work by the Girl Scouts of Southeastern Pennsylvania, receiving the organization's Take the Lead Award. In all, more than two thousand young women have benefited from Teenshop, Inc. moving on to become doctors, lawyers, teachers, and business owners; and

WHEREAS, Elleanor Jean Hendley's success with Teenshop comes as no surprise considering her background as an educator in New Jersey, where she created an award-winning after school dance program for young girls. Ms. Hendley also served for many years as the education reporter for CBS 3 Eyewitness News here in Philadelphia, and is the founder and CE...