Category: Girls Inc. Updates

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Introducing our #GirlsHaveTheRight Campaign

We are all needed to make the world right for girls. Girls Inc. of Alameda County is working closely with girls in the San Francisco Bay Area, community members, and investors to highlight recent policy changes that have real ramifications for girls and their families—and to provide a safe and…

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Highlights From
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Highlights from Girls Inc.’s 29th Annual Luncheon

Thank you to everyone who attended Girls Inc. of Alameda County’s sold-out 29th Annual Strong, Smart & Bold Luncheon this afternoon. Today we honored three accomplished high school students from Oakland and San Leandro—Daniela Garcia, Donna Wong, and Serenity Williams—and heard from girls in our Advocating Change Together program. In…

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Our Girls in Washington
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Our Girls in Washington, DC

When Girls Inc. of Alameda County girls Samantha, Vanessa and Kaylianna learned they would have a chance to go with the CloseUp Foundation to the inauguration of the 45th president of the United States, they were thrilled. “I was sure when I applied that Hillary was going to win,” says…

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Next Steps for Girls
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Next Steps for Girls in the Era of Trump

Last week at Girls Inc. of Alameda County’s Community Education Series panel, “Girls in the Era of Trump,” over 200 community members demonstrated their readiness to engage with the issues impacting girls. During the panel, leaders in our community discussed this critical point when girls face both new and continuing…

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Stand with us
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Stand with us. Stand with girls.

For decades, Girls Inc. of Alameda County has been committed to empowering and inspiring girls to navigate barriers so they can thrive. As an agency dedicated to the advancement of women and girls, we have never had the luxury of turning a blind eye to the gender bias, sexism, and…

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