Girls @ the margin are are uniquely disadvantaged because they face obstacles not entirely of their own making. At the same time, they are surprisingly hopeful about their future. Support them in their efforts to:
- Heal from trauma
- Develop life, education and job skills
- Increase their self-esteem
- Build healthy relationships and families
- Become productive engaged members of their communities.
Your contribution will increase the capacity of nonprofit service providers in 30 states to provide services, support and opportunities in the areas of physical and mental health, academic achievement and job readiness/career development. Public and private organizations continue to reduce funding for these services leaving girls and young women who want to change their lives without the support they need.
Act now and you can help ensure that the future of girls @ the margin is not be determined by their past.
American democracy is about the power of voice. Yet for some, it’s harder to be heard. Such is the case for girls and young women @ the margin.
For change to happen, the powerful voices of young women must ring in our nation’s capitol. Uniquely disadvantaged, surprisingly resilient, we all have something to learn from them – our leaders are no exception.
Your contribution makes it possible for girls and young women @ the margin to share their experiences and perspectives in Washington, DC.
Help us ensure that they are visible and have the opportunity to demonstrate their unlimited potential.
Your contribution will fund things like:
- $8 … Metro ticket
- $10 … Lunch on the way to DC
- $25 … Cab from National Airport to the Capitol
- $75 … Round trip train ticket from Baltimore
- $280 … One night in a hotel
- $350 … Airfare from Lexington, KY
- $500 … Airfare from Los Angles, CA
- and more...
