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On September 11, 2009, over 200 children will assist 50 volunteers from Girls Incorporated of Alameda County to participate in a Day of Service that focuses on creating lasting change in the community and encouraging girls to recognize the value of volunteerism.

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Assemblymember Mary Hayashi (at right) was on hand for a Girls Inc. donor tour at the Girls Inc. Lion Creek public housing community computer lab site. Shiyama Clunie from AT&T (at left) also attended to present a donation to Girls Inc. Intern LaBree (in center) gave the guests a tour of the technology program, where visitors met with girls as they were writing their HTML coding for the websites they are creating.

Assemblymember Mary Hayashi
and Kristi Yamaguchi share a laughThe annual Strong, Smart, and Bold Luncheon, hosted by Assemblymember Mary Hayashi, honored Olympic Gold Medalist and 2008 Dancing with the Stars Champion Kristi Yamaguchi, San Francisco District Attorney Kamala Harris, and Speaker of the California State Assembly Karen Bass with the 2009 Strong, Smart and Bold Award, respectively.  Read more »

Laura Kaneko and
First Lady Michelle ObamaAmeriCorps member Laura Kaneko of Girls Inc. of Alameda County was selected to introduce First Lady Michelle Obama during the opening ceremonies at the National Conference on Service in San Francisco on June 22nd.   Read more »

Girls Inc.’s Information Technology (IT) Program was recently chosen to be featured in a short video by PBS. 

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The Ledbetter Act, regarding equal pay for women, was the first bill signed into law by President Obama. At Girls Inc. we believe that every girl has the right to "prepare for interesting work and economic independence." Prioritizing this Act to sign first, Obama has displayed his focus on securing equality and has brought us one step closer to securing it.

Six participants from Girls Incorporated of Alameda County flew to Los Angeles to be filmed in the Girls Inc. Public Service Announcement Dear World.

In April of 2008, Girls Inc. of Alameda County celebrated five decades of service at its 50th gala at the Oakland Rotunda. Please view our 50th Anniversary Video generously produced by Kaiser Permanente.  Read more »