Girl 2 Girl Program 4 At-Risk Middle School Girls

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Girl 2 Girl Program 4 At-Risk Middle School Girls

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At Girl 2 Girl, we cultivate the next generation of strong, enthusiastic female leaders! In twice-weekly workshops, girls ages 11-14 use artistic exploration to understand the world and themselves. progress report read updates from the field

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Project Needs and Beneficiaries

It's not easy to be a 13-year-old girl in an urban city. Just walking down the street can be an exercise in sexual harassment. Overtures from gang members - both male and female - are a daily reality, and even the youth-focused community centers can be dominated by boys and young men. In an effort to protect their daughters, many parents require their girls to come straight home after school, rather than hang out, unsupervised, with friends. So if you're 13, where do you find a haven, an Oasis?

Activities

Offered after school and on school breaks, Girl 2 Girl provides arts-based projects and workshops for middle-school girls on issues that touch them every day: what it means to be a good friend, how to resist peer pressure, how to make good decisions.

Funding Information

This project has been retired and is no longer accepting donations.

Additional Documentation

This project has provided additional documentation in a PDF file (projdoc.pdf).

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Why this Project is Important

Potential Long Term Impact

By creating a warm, trusted space, Girl 2 Girl helps middle-school girls shine! Through workshops and field trips, girls learn how to negotiate the challenges of adolescence, make safe, smart decisions, and unlock their leadership potential.

Project Message

"I love Oasis because we talk about our problems [and] staff help me when I have trouble. It helps to feel safe in the group. During the summer, I go to Oasis and do fun things like art and baking."
- Natasha Ann Hovan, In grade 7, has been at Oasis for 3 years

Who is Running This Project

Contact

Jessica Van Tuyl,
Executive Director
245 11th Street, Third Floor
San Francisco,CA 94103
United States
415-701-7991
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Project Sponsor

GlobalGiving

Organisation

Oasis For Girls, a Project of the Tides Center
245 11th Street, Third Floor
San Francisco, CA 94103
United States
415.701.7991
http://www.sfoasis.org

Learn more about Oasis For Girls, a Project of the Tides Center and the project team.

Where this Project is Located

Country

This project is located in United States and can also be found under Women and Girls.

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When this Project was Updated

Last Updated

This project was last updated on April 07, 2011.

Date Added to GlobalGiving

This project was added to the GlobalGiving project catalog on February 14, 2008.

Latest Update from the Field

Making Summer Great for Girls

By Jessica Van Tuyl - Executive Director, October 03, 2010 07:56 PM

Recology Collages at BART

This summer brought innovative twists to our core programming, enabling us to serve girls and young women even more effectively with greater focus on a youth-led, interdisciplinary approach.

For the first time in our history, the RISE Life Skills Education program was run by our Youth Program Assistant, Jah'Torri Bettis. After co-facilitating RISE and Girl 2 Girl for the past two years, Jah'Torri had the chance to give it a try all on her own. Although she experienced a few bumps in the road, we're proud to announce our 15 most recent graduates developed a variety of life skills, including a new College 101 workshop hosted by last year's Future Fund scholarship winners, Somia Shaihk, Runa Miah, and Leticia Zhao.

This summer's Young Women's Leadership Institute addressed the issue of self-esteem, utilizing a blog to allow participants to voice their thoughts and feelings on the issue. With this tool, they have created a venue for ongoing dialogue to engage previous, current, and future Oasis girls.

Arts Apprenticeship took the form of a first-ever collaboration between the RISE and the Leadership Institute programs; one day each week, participants from both programs gathered at Intersection for the Arts. Working with artist Nicole Repack, the girls used recycled materials to develop four large collages that are now on display at the 16th Street/Mission BART station as a part of Intersection's new exhibit, Recology. These collages offer youth-friendly slogans, such as "Every Tree Deserves a Say!" to encourage patrons to recycle.

All summer programming culminated in a graduation on Thursday, August 5th, where graduates received certificates of completion, RISE participants performed their spoken-word manifestos, and the Leadership Institute showcased their blog. A wonderful demonstration of the power of their work, the graduation was attended by friends, family, and alumni who celebrated the hard work and growth of this summer's Oasis girls.

Girls work on Manifestas of Self

Jah'Torri Loves to Lead!

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Oasis girls' blog about issues of self-esteem

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