What We Do

Mentorship, a pro-girl environment, and proven programs prepare girls for independent life.

Girls Inc. of Jefferson County, IN is part of a network of Girls Inc. affiliates serving girls ages 6-18 at more than 1,500 sites in 350 cities across the United States and Canada.

As part of that national framework, we work to consistently incorporate six key elements: Girls-only environments, mentoring relationships, intentional programming, research-based curricula, interactive activities, and sustained exposure.

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Our Mission

Our Mission

Girls Inc. inspires all girls to be strong, smart, and bold.

Our Vision

Powerful girls in an equitable society.

Our Values

Respect the dignity of each human being.

Recognize and support the strength in every girl.

Appreciate, embrace, and advance diversity.

Drive for results anchored in accountability.

Operate collaboratively.

Our Difference

Through the Girls Inc. Experience, our professionally trained staff and volunteers provide mentorship, safe spaces, and programming that address the unique challenges girls face and are proven to help girls succeed.

We cultivate safe environments where girls are encouraged to take risks, learn from experiences, and grow.

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Pro-Girl
Pro-Girl
We cultivate a pro-girl environment that encourages girls to be their authentic selves.
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Evidence-Based
Evidence-Based
The Girls Inc. Experience has positive and lasting effects for the girls who participate.
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Comprehensive
Comprehensive
Girls are equipped with the skills to effect positive changes in their lives and to become leaders who will change the world.

How do we inspire girls to be “strong, smart, and bold”?

Girls-only Environment
A pro-girl and girls-only environment that is physically, socially, and emotionally safe and confirms that girls can succeed and deserve to be taken seriously for the women they will become.

Mentoring Relationships
Trusting, mentoring relationships with adult staff and volunteers trained in an approach that is grounded in a belief in girls’ rights and abilities.

Intentional Programming
Holistic, compensatory, and intentional programming focused on girls’ needs and that provides exposure to a wide variety of experiences and options that girls might not have experienced otherwise.

Research-based Curricula
Relevant, field-tested, and research-based programming that confront the serious needs of girls while building the knowledge, skills, and attitudes to enable girls to be competent, confident individuals and adult women.

Interactive Activities
Girl-centered, motivating, deliberate, and interactive activities that develop and promote girls’ strengths.

Sustained Exposure
Sustained exposure to programming and connection with a girl over time to increase positive outcomes and reduce the potential for negative outcomes.

Advocacy & Education

Girls Inc. of Jefferson County, IN, is part of a national organization that works with and for girls to advocate for policies to overcome the social and systemic barriers that threaten their ability to succeed.

Together, we advocate especially for the needs of girls from low-income communities and those who may face discrimination because of their gender, race, religion, ethnicity, immigration status, disability, socioeconomic status, sexual orientation and gender identity.

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What Girls Learn

Girls build the knowledge, skills, and confidence to push for positive change in their lives and their communities.

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91 %
Of girls say they would know what to do if a friend was feeling sad, stressed, or depressed.
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A group of women working out
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90 %
Of girls are confident they will graduate college.
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3 students in a science class
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87 %
Of girls believe it's important to be an active and informed citizen.
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