Academic Support & Mentoring for Underserved Girls
Summary
High potential but at-risk public school girls 6-14 get daily homework assistance, including 1-on-1 tutoring and bilingual assistance in basic English literacy, math, and other core subjects
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More Information About this Project
Project Needs and Beneficiaries
Youth from all backgrounds benefit from educational support outside of regular school hours. The girls we serve attend some of the lowest performing and under-resourced schools in California. Most are in single-parent, limited-English, or other family situations that constrain in-home academic support. Our project bridges the gap. 35 Latina, African-American, and Pacific Islander families will benefit. Girls attend on-average more than 3x/week and a full school year.
Activities
Monday thru Thursday all school year, culturally-reflective staff and volunteers work with all 35 girls we serve for the first hour of their attendance or more. A variety of computerized and traditional learning resources are on hand.
Funding Information
Total Funding Received to Date: $7,696
Remaining Goal to be Funded: $50,604
Total Funding Goal: $58,300
Additional Documentation
This project has provided additional documentation in a Microsoft Word file (projdoc.doc).
Resources
- Project's External Homepage (http://www.epa.net/girlstowomen/what.html)
- Information on our community (http://www.epa.net/)
- info on conditions for youth in our area (http://www.kidsdata.org/)
- Info on our local and California school districts (http://www.ed-data.k12.ca.us/welcome.asp)
- Utilization of after-school programs (http://www.childtrends.org/Files/Child_Trends-2008_02_05_Risks.pdf)
Why this Project is Important
Potential Long Term Impact
Dozens of at-risk girls will have their own quality of life and academic status enhanced. They will be in a far better position to contribute positively to their families, community and society.
Project Message
I have known of this organization and the good it does since its inception 2 and a half years ago. Girls To Women leverages local resources to deliver a great program with low overhead.
- Rose Jacobs Gibson, Supervisor, San Mateo County, California
Who is Running This Project
Contact
Patricia Foster
Executive Director
P. O. Box 50368
East Palo Alto, CA 94303
United States
650-799-1653
Email:
Project Sponsor
Organization
Girls to Women
PO Box 50368
East Palo Alto,
CA
94303
United States
650-326-6431
http://www.epa.net/girlstowomen/index.html
Where this Project is Located
Country
This project is located in 
United States
and can also be found under 
Women and Girls.
For more information about United States, read the Human Development Report on United States or the Wikipedia entry for United States.
When this Project was Updated
Last Updated
This project was last updated on November 6, 2009.
Date Added to GlobalGiving
This project was added to the GlobalGiving project catalog on May 31, 2009
Latest Update from the Field
GlobalGiving Report 2009
By Girls to Women - Staff, September 21, 2009 02:01 PM
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