September 2023 | Girls Inc. of Alameda County - Girls Inc. of Alameda County

Girls Inc. Updates

| September 15, 2023

Celebrate Hispanic/Latinx Heritage Month [Sep 15, 2023 – Oct 15, 2023]

Join us in honoring the culture and contributions of Hispanic and Latinx communities! At Girls Inc. of Alameda County, 97% of our girls identify as youth of color, with 36% identifying as Latinx, a growing majority that is also mirrored in OUSD schools, as well as in the growing Latinx share of…

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Girls Inc. Updates

| September 5, 2023

Regularly Scheduled Programming is Back. Learn More About it!

School-Based Programs returned on Monday, August 7th and our Community-Based Programs returned on Monday, August 28th. Where can you find our programs and how do we facilitate learning? We provide hundreds of hours of quality, research-based programming to each participant, serving up…

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Girls Inc. Updates

| September 4, 2023

Welcome to our Second Cohort of Expanded Learning Apprentices!

Join us in welcoming our second cohort of Expanded Learning Apprentices! Fifteen new apprentices joined this two-year, first-of-its-kind program in California in the Expanded Learning/Afterschool sector. The program’s earn-and-learn structure provides the opportunity to start or advance a career in Expanded Learning/Afterschool Programs through paid work and professional development training…

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Girls Inc. Updates

| September 4, 2023

Macarthur Foundation Fellow and Literary Project Author, Manuel Muñoz, Visits our High Schoolers

Acclaimed writer, Manuel Muñoz, author of The Consequences and three other admired works of fiction, performed an evocative reading and led an interactive workshop for our high schoolers at our downtown Oakland Simpson Center for Girls. On the same day as his visit, Muñoz became one of 20 new “genius…

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