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Girls Speak

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

All of The Great Things our 2019-2020 Girl Action Teams Accomplished

By Girls For A Change | Apr 15, 2020

Due to the COVID-19 crisis, schools across Virginia were closed for the remainder of the 2019-2020 school year. Unfortunately, that means our Girl Action Teams (GAT) were suspended. Despite not…

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COVID-19 Update from Girls For A Change

By Girls For A Change | Mar 16, 2020

This post was originally published on March 16th, 2020. We are leaving it here at the moment, but it will not be updated. For the latest information on how Girls…

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The LA 2020 Experience

By Girls For A Change | Mar 6, 2020

Over the years, our CEO Angela Patton has been establishing relationships in Los Angeles with amazing and passionate supporters of Girls For A Change. Through her relationships, she has been…

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In Plain Sight: Girls of Color Tell Their Stories With The Guidance of Artists Hamilton Glass and Austin Miles

By Girls For A Change | Aug 21, 2019

Our Girl Action Team program is at it again! For the first time this year, local artists Hamilton Glass and Austin Miles came together to coach a Girl Action Team…

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Open Positions at Girls For A Change in Partnership With Americorps

By Girls For A Change | Aug 5, 2019

AmeriCorps is an organization that partners the various skills of American citizens with different non-profit or agencies, and we’ve partnered with them to offer several job opportunities. We’re looking for…

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How I Become An Artist In A Week

By Girls For A Change | Aug 5, 2019

“I became an artist in a week!” This may sound like an exaggeration, but it’s my reality. I gained this skill through the Creative Industry Camp, a camp dedicated to…

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Fathers and Daughters Date Behind Bars for the First Time in the Nation’s Capital.

By Girls For A Change | Jun 18, 2019

Dressed to the nines, girls and their father’s enjoyed a meal, live comedy, dance, games, and other heart-warming activities all under the roof of DC’s Department of Corrections. The DC…

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Opportunity Happens When You Breakdown Barriers

By Girls For A Change | Apr 5, 2019

Did you know that across all fields in the Design/Fashion industry, just 3% of practitioners in are black while 73% are white? Among the many limitations to design careers that…

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