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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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Girls Inc. Updates

| November 23, 2020

Our Girls Rise Gala @ home Was a Success!

On October 23 we celebrated our first ever Girls Rise Gala @ home! Our community virtually came together for the evening to celebrate the power and impact of Girls Inc. of Alameda County. Thank you to our sponsors, investors, board members, alumnae, volunteers, friends, allies, staff,…

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Girls Inc. Updates

| September 25, 2020

Inspiring Girls to be STRONG at Home

During this time of COVID, Alameda County schools have adopted remote learning initiatives and our girls are attending school from home. This pivot to remote schooling comes with a new set of challenges, including our girls not getting the physical activity of moving across campus from one classroom to the…

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Girls Inc. Updates

| August 12, 2020

Our Remote Summer!

Each year our girls look forward to exciting summer programs with Girls Inc. of Alameda County. This summer we got creative and provided all of our intentional programs remotely. Our staff, along with 112 volunteers from the community and local companies, served 192 girls with remote programming during the summer!…

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Girls Inc. Updates

| June 17, 2020

Response To Community In The Wake Of Police Brutality

Dear Girls Inc. of Alameda County Community, We stand in solidarity with the movement for racial justice. The murders of George Floyd, Ahmaud Arbery, and Breonna Taylor are some of the latest tragic outcomes of ongoing structural and systemic racism that, in conjunction with the global health pandemic that…

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Girls Inc. Updates

| May 28, 2020

Girls Inc. Launches First-ever Car Parade to Honor our Graduates

“Oh my gosh, they’re here!” Would you be excited to have a Car Parade show up at your house? Our graduating seniors certainly were! This spring, 25 Girls Inc. girls in our College Access Now! (CAN!) program are graduating from high school and heading to post-secondary education in the Fall. Read More »