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| June 29, 2023

Women of Impact June Breakfast

At our second-ever Women of Impact Breakfast, our own Celene Alva, Literacy Specialist, and Eva Gutierrez Cahill, School-Based Program Manager, led a discussion on how our program demographics mirror the demographics of students experiencing the largest opportunity gap in the Oakland Unified School District. In this session they focused on…

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Girls Inc. Updates

| June 1, 2023

VIDEO – Rakuten and the Golden State Warriors Host Girls for 5th Year of Future Leaders Event

During Women’s Empowerment Month, we partnered with the Golden State Warriors and Rakuten for our 5th annual Rakuten Future Leaders Experience! Throughout this two-day event, our girls were equipped with the tools and knowledge to grow confidently and understand their true potential through an inspiring panel of…

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Girls Inc. Updates

| May 19, 2023

2023 College Shower Celebrates Strong, Smart & Bold Graduating Seniors

At our 2023 College Shower, we celebrated our 24 graduating seniors who have been accepted to post-secondary education, and we equipped them with backpacks full of essentials for their journeys ahead! All 24 girls completed our two-year College Access Now! (CAN!) Program which…

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Girls Inc. Updates

| May 1, 2023

Girls Explore the Outdoors on Mendocino County Camping Trip

Twenty of our high school girls participated in a two-day camping excursion in Mendocino County in April! The trip had a packed schedule where the girls flexed their teamwork and communication skills by working together to set up camp and cook their meals onsite. They also experimented with positive risk-taking,…

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Girls Inc. Updates

| April 20, 2023

2023 Strong, Smart & Bold Luncheon: Imagine

Thank you to our Board Members, Sponsors, Investors, Women of Impact, and our entire community who helped us raise funds to inspire girls at our 2023 Strong, Smart & Bold Luncheon! With your sponsorships, ticket purchases and day-of investments, we surpassed our fundraising goal, raising a grand total of:…

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Girls Inc. Updates

| April 18, 2023

ABC7 News Interviews Julayne Virgil About Upcoming Fundraiser, 2023 Strong, Smart & Bold Luncheon, Imagine

Girls Inc. Updates

| April 1, 2023

Elementary School Girls are Over the Moon About Black SciGirls Earth and Space Curriculum

We partnered with Black SciGirls, an organization dedicated to increasing access to STEM education for Black girls, to complete an Earth and Space educational unit. The unit included lessons on designing and building their own windmills, learning about flower and plant life, light pollution, robotics and outer space! The girls…

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Girls Inc. Updates

| March 26, 2023

Rakuten and the Golden State Warriors Host Girls for 5th Year of Future Leaders Event

For the fifth consecutive year, we were invited to be a part of Future Leaders—a two-day empowerment event inspired by Women’s History Month—sponsored by Rakuten and The Golden State Warriors (GSW). The girls were first matched with mentors from both organizations, who would guide and inform the rest of their…

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Girls Inc. Updates

| March 23, 2023

Girls Inc. of Alameda County Responds to Alarming Results of the CDC’s Youth Risk Behavior Survey

–Teen girls are experiencing record high levels of violence, sadness, and suicide risk — “Girls Inc. of Alameda County is the ‘medicine’”– Oakland, California – This February, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released their Youth Risk Behavior Survey (YRBS), with results indicating a dire…

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Girls Inc. Updates

| February 28, 2023

Girls Inc. of Alameda County Hosts Launch Event to Welcome First-Ever Expanded Learning Apprentices

First cohort of Apprentices begin their earn-and-learn program, becoming Girls Inc. of Alameda County employees and Berkeley City College students Oakland, California – On February 16th, 2023 Girls Inc. of Alameda County, alongside partners Berkeley City College (BCC), the Partnership for…

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Girls Inc. Updates

| February 27, 2023

Girls Inc. of Alameda County Attends Oakland’s 6th Annual Black Joy Parade

We concluded Black History Month with an exercise in Black Joy. Youth and staff didn’t let the cold, rainy weather stop them from being in community at Oakland’s 6th Annual Black Joy Parade. They gathered at the Simpson Center for Girls to make posters and artwork beforehand, and then joined…

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Girls Inc. Updates

| February 14, 2023

Girls Inc. of Alameda County’s Great Bake-Off!

We celebrated Valentine’s Day all week with the Great Girls Inc. Bakeoff! Our middle and high school girls were challenged to create unique sweet treats without recipes in only 30 minutes, employing skills like effective communication, delegation, and teamwork to accomplish a shared goal. Girls Inc. Read More »