Girls For A Change

Location: California
Category: Children and Youth

Girls For A Change is a national organization that empowers girls to create social change. We invite young women to design, lead, fund and implement social change projects that tackle issues girls face in their own neighborhoods. GFC provides the tools, resources, partnerships and support girls need to gain the voice, ability, and problem-solving capacity to realize their full potential. We welcome and serve all girls and focus our efforts on girls who live in low income communities.

GFC was founded in , California in 2002--and has since doubled the number of girls served. We expanded to the Phoenix Metro Area in 2005 (see Communities). GFC kicks off each year with a Girl Summit, a one day conference where more than 1,500 girls gather to learn about social change and are empowered to take action.Following the Girl Summit, girls form Girl Action Teams with two women volunteer Coaches. In partnership with women, the teams of 10 girls meet throughout the school year to identify an issue they want to change and then design and implement a social change project.

Imagine the possibilities if every year thousands of middle school and high school girls learn how to tackle community problems! Picture the huge number of powerful women leaders driving local communities and the world toward success and well-being.