Who We Are
Teenshop, Inc. is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization that provides college preparatory, mentoring, and life skills programs for girls. Chapters are located in three states: Los Angeles, CA, Camden, NJ, and Philadelphia, PA, and we are proud to have a record of 100% college acceptance. We believe that every girl has the potential to define her future and change the world. Join us in our mission to support the next generation of female leaders!
Our Founder
Elleanor Jean Hendley is an Emmy Award-winning former television news journalist and public school teacher. For twenty-five years she worked at CBS 3 TV in Philadelphia, PA as the Eyewitness News education reporter, producer/host of “City Lights”, an award-winning weekend primetime magazine show, and Director of Public Affairs.
In 1985, while working fulltime in television, Ms. Hendley founded Teenshop, Inc.®, that prepares “girls with goals®” for college and careers.