Improving Our World One Girl at a Time

Girl Power! is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit prevention and intervention social change program that promotes positive behavior, enhances social skills and improves academic performance in at-risk girls ages 11 – 17. Established in 2000 by the World Literacy Crusade (WLC) of Florida – an international, non-profit, community literacy program – Girl Power! encourages young girls to build confidence, competence and pride within themselves. We also provide workshops and materials that inform girls about the risk and consequences associated with substance abuse, low self-esteem, lack of education and more.

Did You Know?
In 2006 the National Council on Crime and Delinquency (NCCD) conducted the study "A Rallying Cry for Change: Charting a New Direction in the State of Florida's Response to Girls in the Juvenile Justice System." This study surveyed at-risk, adolescent girls and offered tremendous insight into their plight – Here are just a few of the findings:

• 40% of girls surveyed committed their first offense before the age of 13
• 70% experience family issues/conflict
• 79% suffered from emotional issues (depression, anger, self-defeating behavior)
• 37% were abused by a parent, 55% by a non-parent, 25% by both
• 35% were pregnant or had been in the past
• 42% of all youth incarcerations are girls 15 years old or younger

The study suggested that comprehensive and safe environments specifically designed for girls in grades 6, 7, and 8 must be funded, developed and evaluated immediately.

Girl Power! is one of these environments… It’s a safe, nurturing, supportive, uplifting place that provides girls with educational tutoring and emotional stability, to empower them so they will become productive women in the future.

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