Miss Allegany County Teen Volunteer Addresses Commissioners

This year’s Miss Allegany County and Miss Maryland Teen Volunteer Delanie Graham recently spoke with Allegany County Commissioners about her role in supporting both Saint Jude’s Children’s Hospital and the Salvation Army.  Graham pointed out that 60% of women go into the workforce feeling unprepared and how her own nonprofit, Project PowHERful, focuses on removing the equity gap…

“A lot of that comes from the lack of resources in our education—not preparing students to take on any challenges they’re going to face.  So, when I get to go into schools, one large thing I talk about is the importance of leadership and how that faces us as we get older and how it can impact every single student.”