Girls Blog

Overwhelmed with Options

Usually, my teacher starts off English class by making us respond to a topic in our journals. I look forward to what question she has put on the board for us to answer. Some require you to think really hard and others simply ask for a yes or no answer with your reasoning. Today, I was not surprised to see the question. Though it was not new to me, I had to think about the answer for the longest time. It was the question that seemed to follow me everywhere I went, "What do you want to do when you're grown up?" This is the question that -to me- still remains unanswered.  Read more »

Journey from HEART program to UC Berkeley

Reflections from a Girls Inc. alumna  Read more »

Opportunity Knocks

"Opportunity Knocking for Girls"

Girls Inc. regularly receives emails from various organizations with many opportunities and valuable resources for youth.  To help spread the word and better inform girls about the wide variety of opportunities available to them, we are creating a new blog called "Opportunity Knocking for Girls".  Read more »

Girls as Community Advocates

I am grateful for participating in the Girls Advocacy Project (GAP) because I developed skills to be a community advocate by researching, communicating, collaborating, and finding inspiration in improving my community.

The other participants and I analyzed surveys that Girls Inc. distributed to girls in Oakland public high schools to see what needs they had that we could address.  Read more »