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Girls Speak

A place for your words, your art, your actions, your goals and your dreams

One Million Reasons to Build campaign featured on Richmond Times-Dispatch

By Girls For A Change | Feb 9, 2022

It’s one thing to occupy space. It’s another to own it. As the celebration of Black History month is underway, honoring Black excellence and acknowledging the important contributions made by…

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Meet GFAC Staff Member, Chelsea Vicente

By Girls For A Change | Jan 23, 2022

We are excited to welcome Chelsea Vicente to our team as our Program Director. Chelsea has a background in Africana Studies, Education and Behavioral Therapy. She spent her early years…

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Donate Your Birthday

By Girls For A Change | Jan 14, 2022

Want to use your special day to do something meaningful? We’re challenging all of our supporters to donate their Birthday to Girls For A Change and help us raise funds…

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Girl Ambassador Instructors Needed

By Ashley Ray | Dec 30, 2021

We’re excited to open an opportunity for business owners, educational specialists, and field experts to join the Girl Ambassador Program as instructors! The Girl Ambassador Program (GAP) is a 21st-century…

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Celebrating the Principles of Kwanzaa

By Ashley Ray | Dec 26, 2021

December 26th marks the first day of Kwanzaa, a seven day celebration of community, family and culture. Kwanzaa was established as a means to help African Americans reconnect with their…

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Peer Advisor Highlight: Rachel Stanton

By Girls For A Change | Dec 17, 2021

  Our communications team has been expanding over the course of the year to include more brilliant, Black voices. We’d like to officially introduce you to the newest member of…

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We All We Got: Creating a Collective Vision for Girls Centered Spaces

By Ashley Ray | Oct 11, 2021

Written by GFAC Board Member Mariah Williams When people compliment me on my successes, I remind them that I am a product of the black women who poured into me…

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Imagining an Equitable Richmond

By Ashley Ray | Oct 1, 2021

By Nylah Kelly We are excited to share that our very own, Sistah Angela Patton, was invited to present her thoughts on imagining a racially equitable Richmond and the strategies…

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Calling all Girl Advocates and Community Leaders

By Ashley Ray | Sep 24, 2021

Girls For A Change is excited to host our annual Black Girl Rally on Friday, October 15th, 2021. This year’s theme is focused on entrepreneurship “ Black Girls Winning” to…

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