Who We Are

Girls For A Change (GFAC) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit youth development organization aimed at empowering self-identifying Black girls in Central Virginia to visualize their bright futures and potential through discovery, development, innovation, and social change in their communities. Our mission is to prepare Black girls for the world and the world for Black girls.

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

-Naomi Vickers

Girl Ambassador Participant

2023 Annual Report

Our Values

Our core values, fundamental to the empowerment and development of Black girls, are as follows:
  • 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

Shine Global Announces ‘Daughters’ as Grand Prize Winner of 2024 Resilience Awards

The 2024 Documentary, Directed by Angela Patton and Natalie Rae Was Recognized at an Awards Ceremony at Paramount Pictures in Los Angeles; also Honored Jim Steyer of Common Sense Media, SpongeBob SquarePants, and Author/Illustrator and Former Miss Teen USA UmaSofia SrivastavaLOS ANGELES, CA (October 16, 2024) – Last night, Shine Global – the renowned nonprofit…

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Celebrating Elevating LeadHers Development Fellow Dani Brown

When Angela Patton sees a gap in opportunities for Black girls and women, she naturally seeks to fill it. Girls For A Change was in need of a Development Director, and Angela wanted to offer an opportunity for an aspiring Black Development Director to join the team. After doing research on development programs for Black…

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Peer Advisor Restore: Afryea’s Experience

I was intrigued after hearing about the Peer Advisor Restore Cohort. Sister Angela introduced it it to the Girls For A Change (GFAC) Peer Advisors at one of our meetings.   She brought in the program facilitars Sister Ashley Williams and Sister Kiran Bhagat from BareSOUL Yoga to explain the program. They entailed how we…

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Public Statement on Bensley Agrihood Rezoning

For the past 3 years, the Bensley Agrihood Planning Project (BAPP) cohort has been working to build Bensley Agrihood in North Chesterfield, Virginia. The cohort is comprised of Happily Natural Day, Girls For A Change, and Maggie Walker Community Land Trust. Our proposal is quite simple: acquire 8 acres off of Jeff Davis/Arthur Ashe Blvd and build…

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