Program areas at Girls Incorporated
Affiliate services and growth: Girls inc. Inspires all Girls to be strong, smart, and bold. Our comprehensive approach to whole girl development equips Girls to navigate gender, economic, and social barriers. Girls, inc. is a national organization with a network of 75 affiliates serving Girls ages six through eighteen.
Public education and advocacy: informed by Girls and their families, Girls inc. also advocates for legislation and policies that increase opportunities for all Girls and tackles the systematic barriers that affect the conditions in which they are growing up.
Program, research and training: through programming, research, and training, Girls inc. Ensures that affiliates across the nation can deliver the Girls inc. Experience, which consists of people, an environment, and programming that, together, empower Girls to succeed. Trained staff and volunteers build lasting, mentoring relationships in Girls only in spaces that are physically and emotionally safe and where Girls find a sisterhood of support with shared drive, mutual respect, and high expectations. Hands-on, research-based programs provide Girls with the skills and knowledge to set goals, overcome obstacles, and improve academic performance. Girls inc. Teaches healthy living so Girls are able to make informed decisions, resist peer pressure, avoid risky behaviors, and take charge of their health; provides academic enrichment so Girls increase their love of learning, improve performance in school, aspire to and plan for education beyond high school, and explore non-traditional careers; and helps Girls build life skills to set and achieve goals and increase resilience in the face of obstacles to live productive and fulfilling lives.