Welcome!
Girls For A Change (GFC) is a national organization that empowers thousands of teen girls to create and lead social change. GFC provides girls with professional female role models, leadership training and the inspiration to work together in teams to solve persistent societal problems in their communities. Explore our web site to learn more about how you can join our movement and how girls are transforming our world--and reinventing girl culture--through GFC!
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GFC in NYC!
During the 2008-2009 program session, GFC had more than 100 Girl Action Teams. Read more about our accomplishments this year here.
In winter 2009, GFC partnered with MS399 in the Bronx for our first New York City teams. The teams have been meeting regularly since January and have implemented amazing social change projects in their community!
Alyson Meeker, LMSW (School Based Clinical Social Worker) of Morris Heights Health Center, led the efforts to start GFC at MS399. She invited GFC to deliver a Change Your World Training at the school as part of our National Tour in fall 2008. The training was followed by the start of three Girl Action Teams! Alyson was a co-coach on all of the teams and co-coached with Gisela Bravo, LCSW (Guidance Counselor), AnnaMarie Pacura (7th grade Math teacher) and Vivian Richardson, (Parent Volunteer). To distinguish the teams, the girls selected names for their groups they are: the Warriors, G.I.R.L.S. (Gorgeous, Independent, Respectful, Leadership Stars), and GIRL POWER. Check out the projects from these three teams by clicking on the continues link below.
GFC is grateful for the dedication of Alyson, Gisela, Vivian and AnnaMarie to the girls at MS399. We are also proud of the girls and honored to share their projects. We look forward to many successful years of Girl Action Teams at MS399!
IMAGINE if girls are told they can change the world.
IMAGINE they are told this by powerful women.
IMAGINE that you are one of those women.
Each year, GFC Girl Action Teams in our sites around the world complete social change projects. Every team of girls is partnered with adult women volunteers, called Girl Action Team Coaches. Coaches guide girls through the process of creating change in their communities. We are looking for women to partner with middle school and high school girls in the fall and spring!
Being a GFC Coach means working with a team of girls for 4 months, supporting girls in designing and implementing a social change project and, most importantly, telling girls they're important and powerful and that they can change their world. GFC offers training, staff support and a coach manual to support you during the year.
Sign up today! Be a change agent in your community--and in the lives of girls. Click here to learn more about coaching in:
Other cities: If you do not live in these areas and want to be a GFC Coach, contact us - carrie@girlsforachange.org or 408.515.8148.
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GFC 2008-09: 100 Girl Action Teams!
We are proud to announce that 2008-09 was GFC's biggest year ever - with more girls and Girl Action Teams implementing social change in more places than ever before - over 100 Girl Action Teams created projects!
After our National Tour in fall 2008, which resulted in training 2,300 girls as change agents over 26 days, GFC launched a new site in Richmond, VA. Outside of Richmond, teams that were added nationally included schools in New York City, Philadelphia and Toledo. In addition, GFC reached girls in 6 different countries this year through our partnerships with Soccer Without Borders and Girls Helping Girls.
Check out the amazing social change projects created by girls throughout the country here!
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Girl Action Teams!
Girls For A Change empowers young women to create change in their own communities with the guidance of adult women. About 5-10 girls and two women "coaches" make up a Girl Action Team. Teams design and implement a social change project that will make a lasting change in their neighborhood, city or school.
More than 100 Girl Action Teams have been meeting across the US and internationally this year. Check out how Girl Action Teams are transforming our world:
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