Girls Incorporated of the Central Coast

ECHO Leadership Mentoring program: Works with young women in high school ages 15 to 18, to encourage them to pursue post-secondary education, and plan for future careers. Meet once every other week after school on school grounds.Youth Leadership Program: Graduates of ECHO, who continue their leadership development by delivering programs to girls in middle and high schools in their home communities. Youth Leaders receive extensive training in decision-making, goal setting, facilitation, public speaking and program planning. Learn job-interviewing skills, how to read and present a curriculum to others, how to work as a member of a team and how to manage a group of 25-35 girls. In addition, they are required to leasr the informational content of each program: pregnancy and substance abuse prevention, preparing for high school and college, media and financial literacy, stress reduction, bullying prevention, female health and devopling healthy relations.

Will Power/Won't Power: A series or workshops for girls 12 to 14 years old teaching assertive communication, forming healthy relationships, avoiding risky situations, and learning about teen health. Meets once a week after school on school grounds.

Friendly Peersuasion: A substance abuse education program for middle school girls, which also prepares them to become facilitators of workshops on the subject for elementary school children. This program approaches drug abuse prevention as a peer issue, using the positive influence of young people modeling healthy behaviors. Meets once a week, after school on school grounds.