PACE Center for Girls is a nonprofit corporation that provides a nonresidential delinquency prevention program that assists girls ages 12-18 who are at risk. PACE (Practical Academic Cultural Education) utilizes educational programs, support services and service projects to help limit teen pregnancy, dropouts, substance abuse and welfare dependency.
Since its inception in 1984, PACE has served more than 21,000 girls at its 17 centers around Florida. The Manatee chapter opened in 1989 at its Bradenton location and is led by executive director Amy C. Wick Mavis.