Strengthens girls’ abilities to lead safer lives. Girls will learn strategies for self-defense (including physical techniques), for seeking out and talking with caring adults about personal violence, and for advocating on violence issues for girls and young women. Age-appropriate components include Kid-Ability!TM (Kid Jr.), Action for SafetySM and Taking Action.
We encourage girls to think critically about the messages media portrays as we foster their awareness of the scope and power of the media and its effects on girls and women. Girls gain media literacy skills that enhance their ability to critically examine and advocate for change in entertainment, news and advertising media.
Girls Inc. Operation SMART ® builds girls’ skills and interest in science, math, and technology.
Hands-on activities give girls the opportunity to explore, ask questions, and solve problems. Components of Operation SMART include: Eureka!®, GirlsLinkSM, GirlsLink Gets SMART, Girls Dig It, and Career Action.
Thank you Worcester News Tonight for the coverage of the College Shower!
Thanks GoLocalWorcester for the great article!
Girls Inc. of Worcester will hold a college shower for 20 college found Worcester high school senior girls on Thursday, June 15 from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. at Alden Hall, 125 Providence Street. The girls will receive college supplies from generous donations from EMC employees, Hasbro, and many individuals.
WORCESTER, MA, On Thursday, June 15, 2016 from 4:00-6:00 pm at Girls Inc. of Worcester – Alden Hall, 125 Providence Street, Worcester, MA, 20 graduating senior girls will receive crucial college supplies from generous donations from EMC employees, Hasbro, Karl Storz Endiscopy and many individuals.
Girls Inc. of Worcester In the news! Check out this morning's Worcester Telegram & Gazette , As I See It editorial to read "A Century of Women's History" by Victoria Waterman. The article celebrates the contribution of women leaders of Girls Inc.
Eureka! is Girls Inc.’s unique capstone program that encourages girls in grades 8-12 to explore career paths and post-secondary educational opportunities in STEM.
Thanks to the generosity of 19 different employers, Girls Inc. of Worcester placed 51 Eureka! participants in internships in the summer of 2015 and will place 55 girls in internships this coming summer.
Girls Inc. of Worcester received support for its STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Math) programs:
As the majority of the 350 girls involved in these programs are between the ages of 10-14, we are reaching them at a juncture when many girls’ interest in these subjects is at risk of declining.
In fiscal year 2015/2016, STEM grants/stipends were received from the following funders:
Studies show that STEM jobs over the next 10 years will outpace non-STEM jobs significantly; jobs in computer systems design and related services (a field that is dependent on high-level math and problem-solving skills) are growing exponentially. The occupations with the fastest growth in the coming years, such as biomedical engineers, network systems and data communications analyst, and medical scientists, all call for degrees in STEM fields.
