A new chapter doesn't begin with a blank page. It begins with everything you've already written. For 14 years, The Madrina Project has been writing a story about what can happen when a girl has her very own Fairy Godmother. What began with one purple dress and a simple belief in passing it forward has grown into a community built around dignity, confidence, celebration, and the milestone moments that matter most. Now, we're opening a new chapter. And one thing we're learning as we build it is...

Providing dignity is something both Pinkberry Boutique and The Madrina Project believe in deeply. For Wendy, the owner of Pinkberry Boutique, that calling has always been part of her heart and part of the culture inside her beautiful store. Pinkberry has long been a place where girls find affordable pieces, feel beautiful, and celebrate special moments. Now, it’s also a place where dresses that once sat forgotten in closets or sent to landfills are given a second life, ready to turn prom...

If I’m honest, I didn’t grow up loving tamales. I was a first-gen kid wishing there were mashed potatoes and roasted chicken at the center of my table. I had missed the treasure of masa and red-sauced pork. I didn’t understand their value, yet! In my twenties, not only did I start loving my brown skin, my culture, but I also started to love eating tamales, sí, pero definitely not making them. I didn’t even bother asking for the recipe because if your family is anything like mine, there...