by Girls Inc. | May 23, 2013 | The Inspiration Project
Girls are bombarded with media messages presenting an unattainable, unhealthy standard of beauty and viewing mainstream media images has proven association with negative body image. (See our Girls Inc. Guide on Body Image.) Commercials seek to persuade women and girls...
by Girls Inc. | May 23, 2013 | The Inspiration Project
The joy of being a program support coordinator is being able to see the same program done multiple times, by different volunteers and with different girls from all over the city. I enjoy every program I see. This winter, I have seen 14 versions of Work It Out, at...
by Girls Inc. | May 23, 2013 | The Inspiration Project
At Girls Inc. we work hard to inspire the girls of greater Indianapolis to be healthy, educated and independent. And though we hope the effects of our work will be witnessed by the families and peers of our girls, we recognize that the general public is not often...
by Girls Inc. | May 23, 2013 | The Inspiration Project
As part of the strategic planning process for Girls Inc., I recently completed an environmental scan for greater Indianapolis. At this point, you may be asking yourself the common question, what the heck is an environmental scan? The reality is that there are quite a...
by Girls Inc. | May 23, 2013 | The Inspiration Project
We often think of childhood as a carefree time when adult worries such as money and bills are far away and almost nonexistent. However, listening to some of the responses given by girls in our Equal Earners, Savvy Spenders program, Economic Literacy® for...