December 2, 2020
Chez Smith is the founder of Gyrls in the H.O.O.D. Foundation, an organization that seeks to educate and empower young girls in order for them to have better reproductive health outcomes. Photo courtesy of Chez Smith
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ORGANIZATION SEEKS TO EMPOWER YOUNG WOMEN TO BE HEALTHY, OPTIMISTIC AND OUTSTANDING
Chez Smith worked in public health for more than 15 years. While she served as the administrator of the family planning clinic, she realized there were a lot of young girls coming in repeatedly for sexually transmitted infections and unintended pregnancies.