Calling all Girl Advocates and Community Leaders
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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Richmond Based Women Entrepreneurs: We need you!
Black female entrepreneurs are leading the way in starting businesses. According to Harvard Business Review, “17% of Black women are in the process of starting or running new businesses, compared…
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Blacks In Tech: A Conversation with GFAC Board President Maureen Jules-Perez
When you ask Maureen Jules-Perez how she got into technology, her immediate response is, “My favorite teacher, Mr. Joseph Maley.” When Maureen was in school, there was a “Shadow Career Day”…
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#BlackExcellence: Girl Ambassador Program Participant Earns Full Ride to James Madison University
Michelle Johnson is a high-achieving student graduating from Huguenot High School. Outside of her classes, she has been working hard in both our Girl Ambassador Program and on one of…
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Girls For A Change + DTLR: Fresh START for local students
As the pandemic wanes, Girls For A Change and DTLR look to recharge students with a series of family and community engagement events. Students need support more than ever as…
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Girls For A Change Blog Recognized
We are excited to share that the Girls For A Change blog was listed as a “Top 35 Black Nonprofit Blogs” by Feedspot! We are so honored to be named…
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#BlackExcellence: Former Girl Ambassador Program Participant Becomes High School Valedictorian
Abena Williams has been with the Girl Ambassador Program since 2019. As a participant, Abena has always been diligent about her training and her employers have always had wonderful things…
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Girls For A Change Collaborates with Jr. NBA for New Girl Action Team
We are excited to announce a new partnership with the Jr. NBA to keep High School and Middle School female athletes in the Richmond community engaged. Starting in February, we…
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Best Moments of 2020
Last year was unprecedented to say the least. We knew this pandemic was going to negatively impact Black girls in more ways than one. Not being around their peers, losing…
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