What We Do

Mentorship, a pro-girl environment, and proven programs prepare girls for independent life.

Our Mission

Our Mission

Girls Inc. inspires all girls to be strong, smart, and bold.

Our Vision

Powerful girls in an equitable society.

Our Values

Recognize and support the strength in every girl.

Respect the dignity of each human being and demonstrate genuine care and concern for the well-being of others.

Understand and appreciate diversity, embrace inclusiveness, and advance equity.

Drive for results anchored in integrity and accountability.

Collaborate for impact.

Our Girls and Community

For all its success creating culture worldwide, LA is experiencing rising inequality, recently exacerbated by COVID. While touted as the era of personal possibility and female empowerment, intersecting systemic inequities are leaving behind far too many girls of color growing up in Los Angeles. Lack of resources, access to career pathways and opportunities are limiting their ability to thrive and achieve their full potential.

Our Difference

Through the Girls Inc. Experience, our professionally trained staff and volunteers provide mentorship, supportive spaces and programming that address the unique challenges girls face and are proven to help girls succeed.

We cultivate pro-girl environments where girls are encouraged to take risks, learn from experiences and grow.

Girls-only Environment
A pro-girl environment that is physically, socially and emotionally safe.
Mentoring Relationships
Trusting relationships with trained adult staff and volunteers.
Intentional & Compensatory Programming
Holistic programs focused on girls’ needs provide access and exposure to new opportunities while expanding their mindsets.
Research-Based Curricula
Relevant, field-tested curricula that builds girls’ knowledge and skills.
Skill-Building Activities
Girl-centered, motivating, and engaging projects.
Sustained Exposure
Continuous programming and personal connections to increase positive outcomes.

What Girls Learn

Girls build the knowledge, skills and confidence to push for positive change in their lives and their communities.

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91 %
Of girls say they would know what to do if a friend was feeling sad, stressed or depressed.
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90 %
Of girls are confident they will graduate college.
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87 %
Of girls believe it's important to be an active and informed citizen.

* National statistics. Source: 2023 Girls Inc. Strong, Smart and Bold Outcomes Survey

Who we serve

We serve girls (including youth identifying as female), 6-13 years old, living in under-resourced LA neighborhoods, facing intersecting systemic inequities that limit the resources and opportunities they need to succeed. In Spring 2025, Girls Inc. LA will pilot a high school program, with a plan to expand our services to high schools in order to serve girls, ages 14-18.

The girls we serve are 100% girls of color and attend schools that are classified as “High” or “Highest” needs on the Student Equity Needs Index, a holistic measure that goes beyond just free and reduced lunch rates to look at the environmental and other community factors that impact students’ ability to learn and thrive.

 

51% ⇡
Mental Health: In December, the Surgeon General issued a warning about the impact of the pandemic on youth mental health, including a 51% increase in suicidal ideation in girls in 2021.
5 YO
Dream Gap: Research at NYU found that starting at age five, many girls begin to develop self-limiting beliefs and think they're not as smart and capable as boys. They stop believing their gender can be anything.
29%
STEM Access: Women only make up 29% of the STEM workforce and only 3% of STEM CEOs.
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“At Girls Inc., we believe that our girls are inherently strong and talented and that it is our role to help them tap into that strength and amplify their talents. We believe with the right systems of support - our girls will rise."

Erin Ross, CEO of Girls Inc. LA
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