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Changing Seasons, New Programs Coming!

At Girls Inc, we are making some exciting changes to our programming that will start this summer and really take off next fall. Like the spring weather with its temperature ups and downs and rainy days, these changes will require some getting used to! But we can promise you that they will be GREAT!

The statistics about childhood obesity and its health effects are startling and troubling, with the increased risks for diabetes, depression, risky behavior and learning problems well documented. That is why the primary focus of our new programming this fall will be on our intensive FIT...

Girls - Reaching us and teaching us how to make the world a better place

Over the last two weeks, Girls Inc has provided leadership for three important community programs: Dresses for a Cure (4/17), Take Our Daughters to Work Day (4/23) and the Taking Steps Walk (4/26) to end violence against women and families. The best part of all of these programs is that girls took the opportunities be their best - to lead - to positively impact our community.

On April 17, dozens of girls from across Central MA were able to purchase fabulous prom dresses and fashion accessories for $20 - a fraction of their real cost - and enjoy and/or participate in a fashion show...

Join us for the Take Our Daughters To Work Day afternoon event

Girls Inc is really excited about Take Our Daughters to Work Day this year. We start the day with a great breakfast program at Winthrop House. Senator Harriett Chandler and Pattie Hallberg from Girl Scouts will help welcome everyone - and then I will do a special interview with our inspiring new friend Jane Coken-Ryan from UMass Medical School.

As a special addition, we are inviting working women across the area to honor the girls as they return from their workday with their mentors at a special AFTER-WORK NETWORKING EVENT at Winthrop House! Please consider joining us at Winthrop...

Spring Update!

After a VERY LONG AND COLD winter, spring is coming! All of the signs are here! A couple of days of sunshine and 60 degrees - then back to the 30's and a snow squall... and then pretty soon the trees will turn green again and the flowers will bloom, and we will start to forget the ice storm and the 20 foot mountains of snow that piled up in parking lots and the downed limbs from trees - and enter into the renewal of Spring!

Here at Girls Inc, there is LOTS going on as we get ready for spring and we want to shout out that good news across Central Massachusetts!

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Girls Inc is a great place to be, whether you are a girl, a parent, a staff member or a volunteer - we are growing and adding new programs to meet the many needs of all the girls in our community. We provide fun, creative and safe environments for girls to grow at Winthrop House and Camp Kinneywood - and we take our programs into the schools and community settings whenever we can. Our program staff is reaching out to women and men across the community to come in and share their stories, time and experiences with our girls. We have recently hosted women firefighters, restaurant owners,...

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