Make Prom Possible
So many Milwaukee teens would love to attend their high school prom, but the cost is a huge barrier. From paying for a dress or renting a tuxedo, to dinner and flowers, and even the tickets themselves. The cost of prom on average is $600 in the Midwest according to the most recent Visa survey which is why so many teens miss out on this rite of passage AND the memories that last a lifetime. FashUp raises awareness and funds through teen fashion shows and has sent over 800 teens to prom since 2019!
School application for prom tickets
Send this application link to a school assistant principal or guidance counselor to apply for a prom ticket grant. All applicants must have a verified school email address.
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About US
FASHUP RAISES FUNDS AND AWARENESS OF THE NEED FOR PROM ASSISTANCE THROUGH TEEN FASHION SHOWS. IT WAS COFOUNDED BY HEATHER PERKINS, FOUNDER OF IGNITE CHANGE AND JAMEELAH LOVE.
In 2018 Ignite Change, a social cause advertising agency met and interviewed Jameelah Love after she aged out of foster care. She was the President of the Wisconsin Youth Advisory Council and we learned about how she sought to give teenagers in foster care the wonderful experience of going to prom. Jim Stingl with the Journal Sentinel wrote about Jameelah's own experience and what it meant to her. We wanted to roll up our sleeves and help out--so FashUp was born! FashUp is a teen fashion show that raises awareness and funds to help send teens to prom. FashUp has helped to send over 800 students to prom since 2019. FashUp sold out every year so we launched MakePromPossible.org so that people who couldn't go the fashion show could still help send youth to prom.
CLEARANCE DRESSES PURCHASED AT MACY'S AS A PART OF THE FASHUP PROMOTION WILL BE DONTAED TO THE CINDERELLA PROJECT MKE
emPOWER YOUth Foundation's annual event is Cinderella Project MKE - one of the beneficiaries of FashUp. This non profit 501(c)(3) organization has helped send more than 1,000 youth to prom - empowering youth since 2009.
Prom is an important time for any high school student. Cinderella Project MKE aims to help alleviate some of the costs by providing a free prom dress to deserving young ladies in the community. Their goal is to instill self confidence and self worth with our workshops which we hope will lead to good decision making during this important time in their life.
The emPOWER YOUth mission is to eliminate negative barriers affecting youth and their families, replacing these obstacles by fostering self esteem with positive experiences that build autonomy, enhancing the community.