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Girls Inc. Updates

| June 24, 2021

Take Your Daughter to Congress Day

On National Take Our Daughter/Son to Work Day in April, four girls from West Oakland Middle School went to congress for the day – with a larger group from Girls Inc. affiliates all over the country – and heard from women serving as Congressional Representatives. The most impactful…

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Girls Inc. Updates

| April 23, 2021

The Power of Envisioning the Future

How can reflecting on your identity and setting goals and intentions for the future, impact the way you build self-love and a deeper, intersectional understanding of your own identity? Girls in the Girls Inc. of Alameda County ACT (Achieving Change Together) and HEART (Helping Everyone Achieve Respect Together)…

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Girls Inc. Updates

| March 26, 2021

Girls Inc. of Alameda County to Transfer Pathways Counseling Center to Seneca Family of Agencies

Seneca to Welcome Pathways Counseling Center’s Programs, Staff, and Clients in April 2021 Girls Inc. of Alameda County to Continue Its Demonstrated Commitment to Mental Health Through Partnership with Seneca OAKLAND, CA, March 26,…

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Girls Inc. Updates

| March 26, 2021

Cooking Matters

As part of the strong component of strong, smart, and bold, we provide a curriculum around healthy living as part of the continuum of our programming. The 4th and 5th graders in several of our school-based programs are currently learning more about nutrition and cooking with a virtual cooking class…

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Girls Inc. Updates

| March 22, 2021

Alumna Dr. Stephanie Garcia is still Strong, Smart, and Bold through the pandemic

Meet Dr. Stephanie Garcia, a Girls Inc. alumna and emergency medicine doctor currently working on the frontlines of the pandemic and was featured in our Girls Inc. Trailblazers celebration during Women’s History Month in 2021. (originally published at Girls Inc. https://girlsinc.org/impact_stories/stephanie-girls-inc-mindset/) What made you decide to study…

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Girls Inc. Updates

| February 24, 2021

Girls Engineer a 4WD Vehicle With Google Health

Recently, a group of our middle school girls took a virtual field trip with Google. Kerrie Hogan, a board member of Girls Inc. of Alameda County and Director of Partnerships at Google reflected on the event, stating “Google loves hosting Girls Inc. of…

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Girls Inc. Updates

| February 24, 2021

Girls Learn About Information Sharing in the Digital Age

What is your digital identity online and what information about you can others access? Our girls recently took a field trip with Fitbit to engage with these questions around privacy, social media, and information sharing in the digital age and to learn more about careers in information security. Introducing girls…

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Girls Inc. Updates

| December 23, 2020

WTS and the Brave Sis Project Host a Night of Career Exploration and Self-Reflection

Girls Inc. of Alameda County partnered with the San Francisco Bay Area chapter of Advancing Women in Transportation (“WTS”) and the Brave Sis Project to introduce our eleventh and twelfth grade girls to careers in transportation and ways of thinking about equity and access for women of color. Read More »

Girls Inc. Updates

| December 23, 2020

High School Girls Partner with Women of Impact for Mini-Mentorship and Interview Practice

Providing opportunities for girls to receive different forms of support for their career exploration is an essential part of Girls Inc. high school programming. Receiving guidance early in high school, through a Girls Inc. network of supportive adults, is important for girls as they begin to think about their goals. Read More »

Girls Inc. Updates

| December 16, 2020

High School Girls Take a Virtual Field Trip to Learn About the Beauty Industry

Hands-on digital activities, virtual tours, and mini-mentoring are some of the ways in which our girls successfully engaged in new kinds of learning remotely. Recently, 15 of our Girls Inc. ninth graders took a virtual field trip with H2O+, a skincare company focused on creating products that encourage women to…

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Girls Inc. Updates

| November 25, 2020

Fall is National Scholarship Competition Time at Girls Inc.

The Girls Inc. National organization sponsors a competition that awards college scholarships ranging from $5,000 to $20,000 with the goal of encouraging young women to aim high. Last year, four girls from Girls Inc. of Alameda County were honored with scholarships! In September, 26 Girls Inc. Read More »

Girls Inc. Updates

| November 25, 2020

Impactful Remote Volunteering for Elementary and Middle School Girls

Volunteers play a meaningful and necessary role at Girls Inc of Alameda County. At every age group, volunteers build a bridge between Girls Inc. programs and the community. Over the summer we had corporate volunteers conduct remote field trips and internships. In August, individual volunteers started as essay…

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