09/08/2026
Ms. Bella is returning to the Center this fall to facilitate health education in our Afterschool Program for grades 3 through 12!
Parents of 3rd-12th graders in our Afterschool Program are invited to join us for our Parent Orientation tomorrow on Wednesday, September 9th from 5:30PM-6:30PM at the Center (607 McSwain Street). Together, Ms. Bella will share:
🌱 What your child(ren) will be learning
🌱 Developmentally-appropriate parenting strategies
🌱 Crucial skills to continue these conversations at home.
About Ms. Bella:
❤ Isabella Brocato, MPH is a trauma-informed puberty and sexuality educator living and teaching in south Mississippi. As a certified puberty education with a Master of Public Health from Columbia University, Ms. Bella has taught puberty and sexuality education to youth, parents, and caregivers across the United States for over five years. Her background in survivor advocacy and crisis intervention has shaped her person-centered approach to education, grounded in the belief that connective and culturally responsive learning spaces are essential pathways to positive developmental and sexual experiences. Bella is the Health Educator at the Oseola McCarty Youth Development Center and the Founder of Body Basics with Bella, a puberty and adolescence education program for youth and the grown-ups who raise them in Hattiesburg, MS.
