Girls Inc. LA Programming

The unique challenges girls face today are extremely difficult to navigate and overcome.

Unfortunately, most co-ed programming is designed using boys as the norm, meaning girls’ specific needs often go unmet in settings that are not designed expressly for them. 

Girls Inc.’s evidence-based programming helps girls grow up healthy, educated and independent.

Girls Inc. of Los Angeles provides research-based programming to empower girls at critical stages in their development. 

Our Program Pillars:

  • S T R O N G

    Mind / body programs that encourage
    girls to make positive choices for both
    their bodies and social-emotional
    well-being.

  • S M A R T

    Foundational learning programs that spark curiosity, instill critical skills and nurture the ability to imagine and achieve a fulfilling life.

  • B O L D

    Connected programs that foster sisterhood, self-knowledge, discovery of passion and self-expression to navigate the world with confidence and emotional resilience.

Girls Inc. of Los Angeles’ model shifts the paradigm. We equip girls to defy limitations and stereotypes, focusing on tapping into their strengths, amplifying their talents and envisioning a positive future.

Our focus is helping girls rise through pro-girl results-oriented programs, events and advocacy centered on our pillars.

WHO WE SERVE

The girls we serve are 98% girls of color and attend schools that are classified as “High” or “Highest” needs on the Student Equity Needs Index, a holistic measure that goes beyond just free and reduced lunch rates to look at the environmental and other community factors that impact students’ ability to learn and thrive.

We are currently at elementary schools and middle schools in South Los Angeles, Watts and Venice providing programming focused on inspiring girls to be strong, smart and bold. We serve girls (including youth identifying as female), 6-13 years old, living in under-resourced LA neighborhoods, facing intersecting systemic inequities that limit the resources and opportunities they need to succeed.

In 2025, Girls Inc. LA will expand our services to high schools in order to serve girls, ages 14-18. 

We are committed to ensuring quality programming, measuring our impact, growing sustainably and
making a profound difference in the lives of the girls we are privileged to serve.

Learn more about Girls Inc. of Los Angeles by visiting our website.