Submitted by
Diamond, 18-year-old Girls Inc. participant and intern, 2009 Girls Inc. National Scholar, and 2009 Alameda County Women's Hall of Fame Youth Award Recipient on 2 Mar 2009

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 »