The Girls Circle is an evidence‐based structured support group designed for adolescent girls and youth who identify as female that combines relational theory, resiliency practices and skills training to encourage healthy connections, and individual and collective power. Grant funds through the Fund of Women and Girls will be used to implement a Girls Circle structured support group within the counseling component of the Weekend Alternative Program.  Specifically, funds will support the training of facilitators in the Girls Circle methodology and the purchase of Girls Circle program evaluation, and curriculum activity materials.

By fully translating its website into Spanish, recruiting and training coaches that better represent the demographics of Lebanon County Girls on the Run participants, and offering Spanish language guides for families, Girls on the Run of Lancaster will be able to better serve the girls in its program, 21% of whom come from Latin American backgrounds.  

One out of three families struggle to buy diapers. Although Pennsylvania offers public assistance programs, such as Women Infants and Children (WIC) and food stamps, diapers cannot be obtained through either of these programs. By providing diapers to families – a basic necessity- it increases a parent’s confidence and reduces the risk of infections, stress, depression, and abuse in the home.  Grant funds will be used to purchase diapers and to help pay for office expenses, warehouse expense, insurance, and wages.

The Peace Promise Individual Investment Program seeks to address the community need for employment, educational, and emotional support of women and girls who have experienced CSE and/or sex trafficking. Grant funds will be used to offset educational and life skills training investment costs for two women who are survivors of CSE and who reside in Cumberland and Dauphin Counties.