About

Daughters of Tomorrow is a group mentoring style program that began in August  2018 at Cedar Bluff Middle School.  Daughters of Tomorrow was created to help decrease and alleviate the negative behaviors and incidents that were occurring among middle school girls. 

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Daughters of Tomorrow provides weekly groups that utilize Cognitive Behavior and Dialectical Behavior techniques in a school environment. Each week, Daughters of Tomorrow also provides breakfast for each participant of the program while discussing various topics, including self-esteem, conflict resolution, career exploration, and other topics of interest, which create well-rounded young ladies.

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This amazing outreach program started with approximately twelve girls each week. In the school year 2022-2023, we added two groups at a local elementary school and continued at Cedar Bluff Middle School. At that time, Daughters of Tomorrow currently served approximately ninety girls weekly in a support group format.  There is currently one group in the middle school, where approximately 45 -50 girls are served weekly.

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Katrina Chesney, Founder/President

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Ms. Katrina, or Ms. Chesney as some call her, is a Chicago native. She has resided in Knoxville for over 20 years.  Ms. Katrina has a Bachelor's degree in Psychology, a Master's degree in Social Work, and pursuing a Doctorate in Social Work.  Ms. Katrina has worked in various social work and mental health realms for nearly 25 years.  Ms. Katrina has daughters and granddaughters who are the inspirations behind the creation of D.O.T.

 

Ms. Katrina is passionate about helping others, including helping girls of all ages reach their potential socially, emotionally, academically, and financially.  Ms. Katrina decided Daughters of Tomorrow should become a 501c3 charitable organization in March 2023. Her motto is "change one life, you change generations."