Nonprofit Spotlight

Girls Group empowers young women to achieve emotional and economic self-sufficiency by ensuring they graduate from high school and begin their college or career journeys.

– Programming spans middle school, high school, and continues through college and careers.

– Participants are mentored by experienced staff and interns.

– Year-round comprehensive programming focuses on academic readiness, social/emotional life skills, financial education, and community service.

Girls Group changes the narrative on generational poverty. For over 20 years, they’ve empowered young women to stay in school, develop a college mindset, graduate from high school, and become first-generation college students. Their participants go on to build successful careers and healthy relationships—changing not only their own futures, but the futures of generations to come.

The stats can be daunting: nearly 30% of students who are low-income or students of color will not graduate from high school, and those who drop out are 150% more likely to live in poverty. Yet for two decades, 100% of Girls Group participants actively involved in their programs have graduated from high school, defying the odds through educational and financial empowerment. They address the root causes of poverty year-round, providing mentorship, resources, and individualized action plans that help participants navigate academic and personal challenges, and set and achieve their goals.

When you change the destiny of a young woman, you change generations. Through long-term, trusting relationships, Girls Group participants gain the confidence, skills, and opportunities to break cycles of poverty and reach emotional and economic self-sufficiency. They believe that with the right support, every young woman—regardless of circumstance—can realize her dreams and show the world what’s possible.