The Difference
 is the Programs
Obstacles clutter the path to success for many girls and young women. Girls Incorporated of Albany provides programs for girls so they can chart their own courses for the future. Instead of competing with boys for teacher's attention, they thrive in a girl-focused environment. Rather than sitting on benches after school watching boys play sports, girls are engaged in fun, hands-on learning activities, taking field trips and exploring the world around them. By bringing the programs directly to the girls, Girls Incorporated can serve greater numbers at a lower cost.
Noted programs that are a regular part of Girls Incorporated of Albany include:

Operation SMART which builds girls' skills in science, math, and technology. Hands-on activities with trained program leaders give girls the opportunity to explore, ask questions, solve problems and collaborate in a girl-focused environment.

Friendly PEERsuasion is the substance abuse prevention program that specifically targets girls. It teaches teens to convince younger kids to avoid the hazards of alcohol, tobacco, and other drugs. Role-play activities give girls practice in combating peer pressure to take drugs and uses positive peer pressure to avoid them.

Preventing Adolescent Pregnancy gives girls all the information, skills and confidence to avoid early pregnancy. Four age-appropriate components for girls ages 9 to 18 address parent/daughter communication, assertiveness, refusal skills, and planning for an exciting future.

Sporting Chance builds competitive spirit, team playing skills and interest in all sports, encouraging a lifetime commitment to sport and adventure. The most recent addition to the program series, Bridges, develops sports skills in girls ages 9 to 11 through fun-filled activities in softball, soccer, basketball and tennis.

What is Girls Incorporated?
For more than 50 years, Girls Incorporated has provided vital educational programs to millions of American girls. Today, innovative programs help girls confront subtle societal messages about their value and potential, and aim to prepare them to lead successful, independent and complete lives.

The images of girls and women in society have expanded since Girls Incorporated of Albany was founded in 1974. Over these 22 years, the organization has grown by providing affiliate services, research-based programs, training, communications and advocacy. Now, we ask you to imagine with us a strong, smart and bold new generation of girls and all they will achieve.

Our Goal Statements
 for Core Program Areas
1. CAREERS AND LIFE PLANNING - To enable girls to pursue careers that will provide them with economic autonomy, and enable them to integrate a rewarding career into their lives as women and as family members.

2. HEALTH AND SEXUALITY - To enable girls to take charge of developing and maintaining fit, healthy bodies and to function comfortably as responsible sexual beings.

3. LEADERSHIP AND COMMUNITY ACTION - To enable girls to exercise personal and collective power effectively and responsibly, and to enable them to analyze and contribute to positive change in the community, nation and world.

4. SPORTS AND ADVENTURE - To enable girls to compete and cooperate with confidence, to take physical risks, and to master a range of physical skills.

5. SELF RELIANCE AND LIFE SKILLS - To enable girls to conquer life's basic challenges in areas both traditional and nontraditional for women, and to prepare them to function independently and interdependently today and in the future.

6. CULTURE AND HERITAGE - To enable girls to appreciate their own and others' heritage, to enjoy diverse forms of creative expression, and to recognize the contributions of women to history and culture.

For more information or To help with
Girls Inc. Of Albany, Send E-Mail to: information@girlsincofalbany.org