Girls For A Change

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Basic Information

Address: PO Box 1436, San Jose, CA 95109
Phone Number: 4085406432

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Additional Information

Causes Served: Youth Development, Social Change, Girls and Women, Community Development, Self Esteem
Background Check: Yes
Population Served: Girls in Middle School and High School
Ages for Volunteer: 18
Hours of Service: 15 hours per month for 3-4 months
Mission Statement:

Girls For A Change is a national organization that empowers girls to create social change. We invite young women to design, lead, fund and implement social change projects that tackle issues girls face in their own neighborhoods. GFC provides the tools, resources, partnerships and support girls need to gain the voice, ability, and problem-solving capacity to realize their full potential. We welcome and serve all girls and focus our efforts on girls who live in low income communities.
GFC was founded in San Jose, California in 2002 and has since doubled the number of girls served. We expanded to the Phoenix Metro Area in 2005 (see Communities). In 2008, GFC took its annual Girl Summit on the road for our National Tour. The tour included teaching more than 2,500 girls about social change and giving them the tools to create change through our Change Your World Trainings. Today, in cities across the country, Girl Action Teams of approximately 10 girls and two women volunteers called GFC Coaches meet during the school year to identify an issue they want to change and then design and implement a social change project.