Who We Are

GFAC advances opportunities for girls at the margins who are often overlooked or underestimated through pathways that expand access, build skills, and prepare them to lead with confidence and shape their lives while creating lasting community change.

"We are Black girls. We are powerful.
We are amazing."

-Naomi Vickers

Girl Ambassador Participant

2024 Annual Report

Our Values

Our values guide how we advance opportunities, expand access, and prepare girls pushed to the margins to lead and create real change. These principles reflect our commitment to girl-centered development, community impact, and social transformation.
  • Empowering Bold Visions and Playfulness
  • Uncompromising Integrity and Excellence
  • Systematic and Community-Centric Approach
  • Co-creation and Participation
  • Challenging the Status Quo
  • Two-Fold Mission of Preparation and Advocacy

Recent blogs

2025 Programs: Fun, Exploration, and Self Expression Await

Our programs invite girls to step beyond the classroom, explore their passions, and even travel across the world — including to Ghana as part of our Her Journey Home experience. Along the way, they’ll build leadership skills, earn service hours, and secure summer 2026 internships that strengthen their futures. In a time when the world needs their brilliance, we…

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Shop with Purpose: Faherty & Girls For A Change Team Up

As summer winds down and we gear up for the back-to-school season, we’re excited to share a special way you can look great and do good. Girls For A Change has partnered with our new friends at Faherty Brand, a family-owned, B Corporation-certified clothing company committed to sustainability and social responsibility. Faherty has curated a special marketplace…

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2025 Creative Industry Camp in NYC

Written collaboratively by Peer Advisors Asani Ka-Re, Kileya Jonhson, Meghan McGee, Nadia Fraser In many communities, there is often a disconnect with creative career opportunities. They are less spoken about because they’re perceived to be “out of reach.” Girls For A Change (GFAC) is working to change this perception by providing GFAC participants with experiences…

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A Year of Impact, Gratitude, and Purpose

This blog has been months in the making because I needed some time to breathe. What a whirlwind January was — a month of heartbreak and chaos. The devastating fires in LA, Trump’s disrespectful inauguration falling right on MLK Day, and Daughters making the shortlist but not securing a nomination. But let’s be clear—the movement we’ve…

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