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LitShop

St. Louis, Missouri

LitShop provides afterschool and summer programming, including engaging literacy training opportunities like Book Clubs and Writing Workshops. They also have workshops on building and making, where girls and gender-expansive youth ages 10-17 can learn about carpentry, printmaking, woodworking, and metalworking, among other skills. By intentionally creating a supportive space where girls can take risks, explore […]

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Working Group on the Girls of Schenectady

Schenectady

The Working Group on Girls of Schenectady exists to help girls build meaningful connections for healthy relationships and successful futures. WGGS provides social and emotional support to middle and high school girls in Schenectady by providing safe spaces for them to create connections and develop their own voices. This grant will be supporting their FRESH […]

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The WomanHOOD Project

Bronx

The WomanHOOD Project (HOOD: Helping Ourselves Overcome Discrimination) is an after-school mentorship program for girls, femmes, and trans/gender nonconforming (TGNC) youth of color in the Bronx. Their mission is to celebrate womanhood through a racial and gender justice lens by building the next generation of grassroots leaders. The organization hosts an after-school program and a […]

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Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Women in Science and Engineering

Cold Spring Harbor

Women in Science and Engineering (WiSE) at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory is a grassroots network of scientists working to build a more supportive, collaborative, and equal scientific community for all.  WiSE provides a platform for professional development and empowerment of female scientists at CSHL and beyond. Their work includes education on gender disparity, outreach to […]

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Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Women in Science and Engineering

Cold Spring Harbor

New York

Women in Science and Engineering (WiSE) at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory is a grassroots network of scientists working to build a more supportive, collaborative, and equal scientific community for all.  WiSE provides a platform for professional development and empowerment of female scientists at CSHL and beyond. Their work includes education on gender disparity, outreach to […]

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Hardy Girls Healthy Women

Maine

Hardy Girls Healthy Women empowers girls and gender expansive youth with knowledge, critical thinking skills, and a platform to drive social change. HGHW works with youth in fourth grade through college through direct programming and in coalition with parents, adults, and other influencers of girls’ environments. As a largely white-led organization, HGHW will use their […]

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Youth Activism Project

District of Columbia

Washington

Grounded in the belief that there is no minimum age for leadership, Youth Activism Project fosters teen-led advocacy campaigns and normalizes young people’s participation in decision-making processes. They accomplish their work by providing meaningful youth engagement in civic and political spheres through equal access to leadership and advocacy training and community-building resources for all teens. […]

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The WomanHOOD Project

Bronx

The WomanHOOD Project (HOOD: Helping Ourselves Overcome Discrimination) is an after-school mentorship program for girls, femmes, and trans/gender nonconforming (TGNC) youth of color in the Bronx. Their mission is to celebrate womanhood through racial and gender justice by building the next generation of grassroots leaders by equipping a generation of young people of color with […]

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Working Group on Girls of Schenectady (WGGS), based in Schenectady, New York.

Empowering Young Women

Working Group on Girls of Schenectady

New York

Schenectady

The Working Group on Girls of Schenectady exists to help girls build meaningful connections for healthy relationships and successful futures. WGGS provides social and emotional support to middle and high school girls in Schenectady by providing safe spaces for them to create connections and develop their own voices. WGGS programming covers a range of topics, […]

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Empowering Young Women

Youth Activism Project

Washington

Grounded in the belief that there is no minimum age for leadership, Youth Activism Project fosters teen-led advocacy campaigns and normalizes young people’s participation in decision-making processes. They accomplish their work by providing meaningful youth engagement in civic and political spheres through equal access to leadership and advocacy training and community-building resources for all teens. […]

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