Girls Inc. Programs

Girls Incorporated is a national research, education, and direct advocacy organization that inspires all girls to be strong, smart, and bold.  Programs based on research gathered at the Girls Inc. National Resource Center encourage girls ages 5-18 to take risks and master physical, intellectual, and emotional challanges.  Programs are offered through a network of 1,000 sites nationwide and are facilitated by trained professional staff.

 

Friendly Peersuasion™

This is a program designed to help girls in grades 6,7 and 8 avoid drugs and alcohol.  This program empowers middle school-aged girls to avoid harmful substances and to lead the way for younger girls to do the same.  The program uses a cross-age peer leadership approach and is designed to encourage girls and young woman to choose healthy and productive alternatives to substance abuse.

 

Economic Literacy™

Enhances Girls' financial competence and confidence and empowers girls to recognize early on that they can exercise control over their financial future.

 

Discovery Leadership™

Girls and women in the community come together and celebrate their heritage as leaders.  Girls develop their own leadership skills through hands-on activities, role-plays and community exploration.  Girls and women recreate the process of learning citizenship by example and reinforce the value of community.

 

Operation SMART™

Girls develop enthusiasm for, and skills in science, technology, engineering and math.  Through hands-on experiments, Girls Inc. encourages curiosity by replacing the "yuk" factor from science and suggesting girls that they consider these fields of science.

 

Project BOLD™

Girls learn to lead safer lives by developing skills and strategies for self-defense, including physical techniques and the ability to seek out and talk to caring adults about personal violence issues.

 

Media Literacy™

Girls learn to critically analyze what they see, hear, and read in the media, and create images that are more realistic and reflective of their lives.