GIRLS INCORPORATED OF SAN DIEGO COUNTY

Cause Area

  • Children & Youth
  • Education & Literacy
  • Women

Location

PO BOX 300683ESCONDIDO, CA 92030 United States
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Mission Statement

For 50 years, Girls Inc. of San Diego County has been guiding girls to achieve their goals and aspirations despite the unique challenges that they face. The combination of long-lasting mentoring relationships, a pro-girl environment, and research-based programming equips girls to navigate gender, economic, and social barriers, and grow up healthy, educated, and independent. The mission of Girls Inc. of San Diego County is to help girls ages 8 to 18 see college as attainable, resist peer pressure while learning essential life skills, and explore professional fields in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics) in which women are under-represented.

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Even in sunny San Diego, girls are growing up in poverty, suffering from physical and sexual abuse and facing barriers to college. Girls Inc. of San Diego County (GISD) was founded as the Girls Club of Vista in 1967 to address these issues by creating a safe, pro-girl environment where girls can explore and celebrate their strengths, develop self-confidence and plan for their future. In 1980, GISD joined the national Girls Inc. organization, and in 2010, we closed our brick-and-mortar center to initiate programming through a 100% outreach-based curriculum in 2013. Having celebrated our 50 th year of service in 2017, GISD’s programming and support continues to help girls in the county to overcome barriers in pursuit of their academic goals.

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