40 FRONTDOORS MEDIA | JUNE 2018 THE FUTURE Bartos plans to further the organization by hosting events to boost awareness and funding — allowing Bloom365 to reach more teens in the Valley and beyond. “Blooming point takes the idea of the tipping point theory, where when 10 percent of a population starts to adjust or adopt something new, others will take note,” she said. “Our focus is on empowering, motivating and inspiring young people to take what they’ve learned about how to build healthy, respectful relationships.” “When we get to a place where ten percent of the teens across Arizona and across the country are blooming up instead of wilting down, we get to a place when we can start changing culture,” Bartos said. As Bloom365 reaches that crucial tipping point of change in the state, it plans to train those across the country to continue the work, creating a national culture change. “We’re now training others to do this in other parts of the country,” Bartos said of the organization’s education, advocacy and activism program. “These three steps are packaged up and we’re training people to do it.” Learn more at bloom365.org . GIVING BACK CONTINUED

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