Supporting
our children using the village to mentor and love them through
their real life situations. It is important for each child to
learn the benefit of teaming early.
Motivation
is the key, to working our passion. The main goal is to find
out what our children’s purpose is and cultivate it.
Investing
back to society using our gifts is crucial, it teaches our
children how to thrive, not just survive. It is our purpose to
leave the world better than we found it.
Loving
yourself is the only way you can truly love others
Love-Listen:
We teach our children to love themselves so they will not
intentionally hurt others.
Education
is essential to perfect your talent whatever it is, our goal is
to provide tools and assistance for each child to succeed.
Reading, Journaling, and memory work is the key to success in
the SMILE Program.
The goal of SMILE
is to teach everyone to be culturally sensitive, and help our
children accept ALL differences through education, exposure to
art, community mentors, world outreach, sharing their
culture/heritage, and being proud of it.
Programs and Services
Use basic etiquette
and self-esteem classes to help socialize our youth:
Gentlemen’s Club (Future Kings) and Girl/Teen Talk
Dramatic poetry, Memory Work
and presentation
skills to help develop self-confidence.
Journaling and group work
expression in a
creative way
Play sessions to
help our children stay true to their chronological age using the
“Be a Child” philosophy.
SMILE Kidz TV Productions,
is a safe place
where your child
can share the SMILE principles. We will help your child
create a show, which will highlight their talents and what they
have learned in the SMILE program. The show is an opportunity
for them to hear words of wisdom from our elders while educating
the community/world in a positive age appropriate way.
Future Programs:
SMILE
Book/Educational Scholarships
On Location
Weekly Reality TV Productions
Court Appointed
Prevention Programs
Prison Outreach
Single
Parent/Grandparent Support
Emergency Food
and Shelter SMILE Haven for Teen Parents
Job Match and
Search Program
Banking and
Money Management Program
Our Founder and History
Debra A. Johnson “The SMILE LaDy”
and founder, has been SMILEing in the Altadena community
since 1978, as a parent, foster parent, youth advocate/mentor,
motivational speaker. Debra helps all children find their
purpose by providing a positive safe creative environment; she
has helped hundreds of students find their creative purpose,
which has earned her several awards including Woman of the Year
Altadena 2005 by Congressman Adam Schiff, Aspires Outstanding
Educator Award 2005, and Top Ladies of Distinction Altadena
Chapter 2007. With her life experience, and a passion for
youth, Debra is now working towards her Degree in Marriage and
Family Counseling with an emphasis on the socially challenged
and single parents. She believes it is never too late to learn,
as Mary McLeod Bethune said, “As I learn I teach”
