Girls Incorporated of Orange County

School-based and community-based programs (confidence boosther,tmi, literacy lab,strongher together,influenceher):gioc partners with schools and school districts, as well as with a variety of community partners, including oc juvenile hall to support girl development. Girls inc. Builds upon the expertise and opportunities offered at schools with the people, environment, and programming to ensure all Girls grow up healthy, educated, and independent. Our holistic programming promotes positive habits and yields strong academic outcomes. The programming is delivered during and after school hours. Orange County school districts saw a major need to address the mental health issues Girls are facing and, through our school partnerships we provided in and after-school programming to 46 schools & 4440 Girls in 2022.

College and career readiness (college bound, Girls meet the workforce): gioc provides intensive, comprehensive college and career programming to high school students. The college programming supports Girls in establishing their personal and academic goals to be a competitive college applicant and a successful college student. The career readiness programming helps Girls identify their career interests and prepares them for today's workforce through hard and soft skills building and a placement at an externship within an oc business. This programming reached new heights in 2022 with the introduction of project accelerate where participants will receive mentorship throughout their undergraduate education and beyond. In 2022, gioc's college and career programming served 827 Girls.

Summer programs (eureka!, smart-ups, hoag, stem camps): gioc's summer programs are offered to students entering 1st-12th grade in the areas of stem, entrepreneurship, leadership, life skills, college and career readiness and more. These camps are designed to increase participants' skill development, relationship building, and confidence. In 2022, we provided in-person summer programs for the first time since 2019, reaching 477 Girls.

Virtual (g3, college bound: grad lab, informed in charge and in-action, stem, literacy, youtube): as a result of the pandemic, gioc began offering virtual programs through zoom. Due to the success of reaching more Girls, from areas/cities not previously reached, we continued to offer several of our programs virtually post-covid. This programming provides students a fun, engaging way to connect with other students in Orange County and makes our programs more accessible to students who are unable to travel to our in-person program sites. We also began uploading videos to youtube for participants to learn asynchronously. In 2022, we recognized that some programs work better in the virtual setting and continued to provide a selection of virtual programs. In 2022, we served 2,215 Girls through virtual programs. In 2022, gioc served 7,959 Girls, an increase of over 3,100 Girls from 2021. This success was due to our diverse, holistic programming groups. Gioc programs have been proven to change Girls' lives, resulting in significant increases in self-esteem, grades, preparation for higher education, community activism, interest in stem subjects, and financial independence. Gioc is committed to helping Girls in Orange County grow up to be strong, smart, and bold.gioc provides programs for Girls from kindergarten through college and the workforce with instruction, mentoring, and support they need to be successful throughout their lives. Each year, gioc impacts the lives of Girls throughout the County, leading them through holistic, research-based, evidence-informed programming that infuses sel (social emotional learning)-content in the areas of stem (science, technology, engineering, and math), financial literacy, positive body image, healthy relationships, and college/career readiness. All these programs are developed to be age appropriate for Girls and to meet them where they are at in their personal lives. Gioc prioritizes providing services to Girls who live in areas where the need is greatest. Gioc provides programs for Girls in kindergarten through the workforce with instruction, mentoring, and support they need to be successful throughout their lives.