{"id":5,"date":"2026-07-14T02:28:52","date_gmt":"2026-07-14T02:28:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/localhost:8080\/about\/"},"modified":"2026-07-23T19:09:07","modified_gmt":"2026-07-23T19:09:07","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bepboys.org\/es\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"Acerca de"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"hero-int\">\n\t<div class=\"hero-blob hero-blob-3\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/div>\n\t<div class=\"hero-content wrap\">\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"hero-eyebrow\">About us<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<h1>Somos la <em>Proyecto Efecto Mariposa.<\/em><\/h1>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"hero-subtitle\">A movement born from one woman&#8217;s promise to pay it forward one child, one obstacle, one dream at a time.<\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n<section class=\"section\">\n\t<div class=\"wrap\">\n\t\t<div class=\"story-stack\">\n\t\t\t\n<div class=\"who-grid reveal\">\n\t<div class=\"who-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"eyebrow\">Donde comenz\u00f3<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>Un mentor lo cambi\u00f3 todo.<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Tijuana Fulford creci\u00f3 en Riverside, Nueva York. Seg\u00fan los n\u00fameros, su futuro ya estaba escrito: pobreza, embarazo adolescente, el mismo ciclo que hab\u00eda mantenido a su comunidad durante generaciones. <strong>Entonces un mentor entr\u00f3 en su vida.<\/strong><\/p><p>That one relationship gave her the confidence, the tools, and the stubbornness to write a different story. She has never forgotten what a single person&#8217;s belief can do, <strong>porque ella lo vivi\u00f3.<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"who-media\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.bepboys.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/bep-ceremony-butterfly-wings-stage-2024-010-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Ms. Tia in a red suit smiles beside a young speaker at a podium framed by glowing white butterfly wing props.\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" \/><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"who-grid flip reveal\">\n\t<div class=\"who-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"eyebrow\">La promesa<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>8 de marzo de 2014. Ocho ni\u00f1as.<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Tijuana &#8211; Ms. Tia to every child who knows her &#8211; gathered eight girls from Riverhead, Riverside, and Flanders. No building. No budget. Just a mission: empower, enlighten, and enhance every girl&#8217;s future, one girl at a time, one obstacle at a time.<\/p><p>She wanted these girls to have what she almost didn&#8217;t: a fair chance to broaden their horizons, with the obstacles like transportation, cost, and circumstance cleared out of the way.<\/p>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"who-media\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.bepboys.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/bep-chapter-life-circle-chairs-hq-2024-010-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"Young women sit in a circle of folding chairs in a bright room with Butterfly Effect table branding.\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" \/><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"who-grid reveal\">\n\t<div class=\"who-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"eyebrow\">\"Ba\u00f1istas\"<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>Ocho se convirtieron en ochocientos.<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Las ni\u00f1as se convirtieron en mariposas. Sus hermanos y amigos pidieron unirse, y nacieron las lib\u00e9lulas. Hoy en d\u00eda, BEP atiende a m\u00e1s de 700 j\u00f3venes en todo el condado de Suffolk.<\/p><p>Y en 2024 la comunidad hizo algo que la Sra. Tia nunca se atrevi\u00f3 a poner en un tablero de visi\u00f3n: compr\u00f3 a BEP una casa propia en 1146 Main Road en Riverhead. <strong>Un lugar permanente donde todos los ni\u00f1os que entran ya son bienvenidos.<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"who-media\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.bepboys.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/bep-family-community-indoor-mixed-shirts-2024-009-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"A large indoor group of youth and adults includes blue Butterfly Effect shirts and yellow tees.\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" \/><\/div><\/div>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n<section class=\"section sand\">\n\t<div class=\"wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"prose-body reveal\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"oath-card reveal\" style=\"max-width:720px;margin:0 auto\">\n<p class=\"eyebrow\">El Juramento BEP \u2014 recitado en cada reuni\u00f3n<\/p>\n<p class=\"oath-text\">Soy fuerte. Soy guapa. Soy inteligente. Estoy agradecido. Soy el futuro.<\/p>\n<p class=\"oath-affirmation\">\u00a1Somos el Proyecto Efecto Mariposa!<\/p>\n<\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n<section class=\"section\">\n\t<div class=\"wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"head reveal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"eyebrow\">Los valores compartidos<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>Lo que creemos<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"values-grid reveal\">\n\t\t\t\n<div class=\"value\">\n\t\t\t<b>Integridad<\/b>\n\t\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tWe keep our promises. Every choice is guided by what&#8217;s best for our Butterflies and Dragonflies because that&#8217;s how children learn what leading with heart looks like.\t\t<\/p>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n<div class=\"value\">\n\t\t\t<b>Comunidad<\/b>\n\t\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tWe invest in the neighborhoods our youth come from, because a child can&#8217;t be separated from their community, and shouldn&#8217;t have to be.\t\t<\/p>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n<div class=\"card photo-card\">\n\t\t\t<img src=\"https:\/\/www.bepboys.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/bep-youth-bookstore-east-end-768x576.jpeg\" alt=\"BEP youth pose together at a Best of the East End bookstore display\" width=\"768\" height=\"576\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" \/>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n<div class=\"value\">\n\t\t\t<b>Atribuci\u00f3n de poder<\/b>\n\t\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tHonramos cada parte de qui\u00e9n es un ni\u00f1o. El verdadero empoderamiento se extiende hacia afuera: comienza con el ni\u00f1o, llega a su familia y se mueve a trav\u00e9s de toda la comunidad.\t\t<\/p>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n<div class=\"value\">\n\t\t\t<b>Confianza<\/b>\n\t\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tWe tell the truth &#8211; management, staff, Ambassadors, volunteers, Butterflies and Dragonflies alike. Trust is built through transparency at every level.\t\t<\/p>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n<div class=\"value\">\n\t\t\t<b>Respeto<\/b>\n\t\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tDamos la bienvenida y celebramos cada cultura que nuestros j\u00f3venes traen a trav\u00e9s de la puerta. En el conflicto, hacemos una pausa, respiramos y lidiamos con el problema, nunca con la persona.\t\t<\/p>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n<div class=\"card photo-card\">\n\t\t\t<img src=\"https:\/\/www.bepboys.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/bep-butterfly-destination-worksheet-768x960.jpeg\" alt=\"Young Butterfly works on a Destination planning worksheet in class\" width=\"768\" height=\"960\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" \/>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n<div class=\"value\">\n\t\t\t<b>Rendici\u00f3n de cuentas<\/b>\n\t\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tSer due\u00f1o de tus acciones es c\u00f3mo creces. Importa a\u00fan m\u00e1s cuando los ojos m\u00e1s j\u00f3venes te est\u00e1n mirando. Y en BEP, siempre lo son.\t\t<\/p>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n<div class=\"value\">\n\t\t\t<b>Sensibilidad Cultural<\/b>\n\t\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tCada cap\u00edtulo se ve diferente porque cada comunidad es diferente. Aprendemos de nuestros participantes tanto como ellos aprenden de nosotros.\t\t<\/p>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"photo-band reveal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img src=\"https:\/\/www.bepboys.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/bep-family-community-black-shirts-group-2024-016.jpg\" alt=\"A large indoor group of children and adults in matching black logo shirts poses in rows.\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1200\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" \/>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n<section class=\"section sand\">\n\t<div class=\"wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"head reveal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"eyebrow\">El pueblo se enfila por un valle.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>LED desde el frente, y desde el interior<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"card-grid three reveal\">\n\t\t\t\n<div class=\"card\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"visual\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img src=\"https:\/\/www.bepboys.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/bep-leadership-tia-orange-podium-2024-003.jpg\" alt=\"Ms. Tia smiles while speaking into a microphone at a podium, wearing an orange blazer and a wooden bead necklace.\" width=\"736\" height=\"1600\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"tag\">Fundador<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Sra. Tia<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"card-text\">Tijuana Fulford fund\u00f3 BEP y la dirige todos los d\u00edas como Directora Ejecutiva. Cada programa a\u00fan pasa una prueba: \u00bfesto habr\u00eda ayudado a la ni\u00f1a que sol\u00eda ser?<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"card\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"visual\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img src=\"https:\/\/www.bepboys.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Hasday-3x5_100dpi_10-18-22_Web.jpg-e1784833636695.avif\" alt=\"Headshot of Craig Hasday\" width=\"204\" height=\"194\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"tag t-teal\">Junta directiva<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Craig Hasday<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"card-text\">Craig chairs the Board of Directors. His leadership helped secure BEP&#8217;s permanent home, a foundation for generations of Butterflies to come.<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"card\">\n\t\t<div class=\"body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"tag t-gold\">Elegido por los j\u00f3venes<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>La mariposa cabeza<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"card-text\">Every other year, the participants elect one of their own to represent them. The Head Butterfly becomes paid BEP staff and the official spokesperson for the Butterflies. Leadership here isn&#8217;t a lesson in a binder, it&#8217;s a job a teenager actually holds.<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n<section class=\"section\">\n\t<div class=\"wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"head reveal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"eyebrow\">La reacci\u00f3n de impacto<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>La ondulaci\u00f3n, medida<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"lead\">Every number is pulled from BEP&#8217;s own program data and shared as part of our commitment to transparency.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"stat-grid\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"stat reveal\">\n\t\t\t\t<svg class=\"watermark\" viewbox=\"0 0 100 100\" fill=\"#fff\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><path d=\"M50 54 C34 24 4 34 12 56 C18 74 42 70 50 54 C58 70 82 74 88 56 C96 34 66 24 50 54Z\"\/><\/svg>\t\t\t\t<div class=\"num\">+100%<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"lbl\">crecimiento del cap\u00edtulo en cinco a\u00f1os con un aumento de la inscripci\u00f3n del 57%<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"stat reveal d1\">\n\t\t\t\t<svg class=\"watermark\" viewbox=\"0 0 100 100\" fill=\"#fff\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><path d=\"M50 54 C34 24 4 34 12 56 C18 74 42 70 50 54 C58 70 82 74 88 56 C96 34 66 24 50 54Z\"\/><\/svg>\t\t\t\t<div class=\"num\">100%<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"lbl\">de los graduados de BEP han pasado a la educaci\u00f3n superior con seis becas universitarias otorgadas<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"stat reveal d2\">\n\t\t\t\t<svg class=\"watermark\" viewbox=\"0 0 100 100\" fill=\"#fff\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><path d=\"M50 54 C34 24 4 34 12 56 C18 74 42 70 50 54 C58 70 82 74 88 56 C96 34 66 24 50 54Z\"\/><\/svg>\t\t\t\t<div class=\"num\">71%<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"lbl\">reportan una mayor confianza; 84% reportan conexiones sociales m\u00e1s fuertes<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"stat reveal d3\">\n\t\t\t\t<svg class=\"watermark\" viewbox=\"0 0 100 100\" fill=\"#fff\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><path d=\"M50 54 C34 24 4 34 12 56 C18 74 42 70 50 54 C58 70 82 74 88 56 C96 34 66 24 50 54Z\"\/><\/svg>\t\t\t\t<div class=\"num\">1,200+<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"lbl\">libras de productos cultivados por el Garden Club despu\u00e9s de triplicar su tama\u00f1o<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"testimonial-card reveal\" style=\"margin-top:52px\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"testimonial-quote\">Y un n\u00famero que nadie rastrea en una hoja de c\u00e1lculo: el 78% de los padres de BEP han vuelto a invertir en su propio futuro: escuela, nuevas carreras, nuevos comienzos.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"testimonial-role\">La ondulaci\u00f3n se mueve en todas direcciones.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n<section class=\"section cta-section\">\n\t<div class=\"wrap\">\n\t\t<div class=\"cta-band reveal\">\n\t\t\t<h2>Esto es lo que sucede cuando una comunidad invierte en su juventud.<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\u00danete a la comunidad para que sea posible.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"btn-row\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"btn btn-white\" href=\"\/es\/get-involved\/\">\u00bfPor qu\u00e9 convertirse en aliado?<\/a><a class=\"btn btn-ghost\" href=\"\/es\/donate\/#donate\">Donar<\/a>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/section>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":638,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-5","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.1 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Our Story &amp; Leadership | The Butterfly Effect Project (BEP)<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"From eight girls in 2014 to 700+ youth across 30+ chapters. 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