A Week to Celebrate Girls in STEM

Welcome to Girls Inc. Week! Wait, “Girls Inc. Week”? What’s that? Girls Inc. Week is a time to celebrate and encourage girls in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM). Girls Inc. affiliates throughout the nation are celebrating the...

Healthy vs. Unhealthy Relationships

Since April is Domestic Violence Awareness Month, I reflected on the ways that one Girls Inc. program in particular helps to prevent domestic violence. Our Preventing Adolescent Pregnancy® program for the 12-14 age group, Will Power/Won’t Power, is known for...

Three Lessons Learned from Girls

When members of the Girls Inc. program staff return to our shared work space after a program, we know it won’t take more than a few moments before the stories about the girls start rolling. While many of the stories result in appreciative laughter, I’m...

Economic Literacy: In Her Own Words

April is financial literacy month, which has, of course, made me think about the Girls Inc. Economic Literacy® program. Since I started my year of service at Girls Inc. of Greater Indianapolis, I have written many grant proposals asking for support for our Smart...

Female Athletes Inspire Girls

More than 80 greater Indianapolis girls participated in Super Saturday with Super Girls on Saturday, April 2. The day included a variety of activities, all designed to help the girls develop an interest leadership, athletics, and becoming strong, smart, and bold! The...