At Girls Incorporated of the Island City, our mission is to inspire all girls to be strong, smart, and bold^(SM). Our Courageous Women Program allows women from the community to help us achieve our mission by sharing their wisdom - about their careers or other important life experiences - with our girls.

For one 45 minute block (starting around 4:00 pm on a weekday afternoon), share the story of your life and teach the girls a skill from computers to sewing, painting to sports … anything you can do that you think a girl might like to learn! What can you tell a group of girls, ages 6 to 13, to help them along their paths to success? What were your heart-driven dreams when you were young? What are your passions? How did you get where you are today? Who and what helped you along the way? What was your drive and inspiration?

Hands-on activities allow our girls to better understand what you do and will give them a chance to ask questions while being fully-engaged in a project. Telling them your story inspires our girls to be successful in their own futures. Become the teacher and give them some practical work experience or a chance to develop a new hobby. It is a chance for them to meet and understand you - not only professionally, but also personally.

Our Courageous Women program now coincides by topic with themes we offer every week, so please look at the 2006 Courageous Women Schedule [8kb pdf] to find out when you might best fit into our program and join the many Courageous Women who have made a difference by participating in this program!

Additional resources from Girls Inc. include Girls and Careers [pdf].