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

2024 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
Read our full Values statement

Recent blogs

Virtual Camp Diva FAQs

By Girls For A Change | June 15, 2020

All of your Camp Diva Questions Answered! Our summer virtual experience was created as a direct response to the social distancing and shelter-in-place protocols resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic. This year, Camp Diva Leadership Academy’s Summer Camp for Black Girls is virtual/online and will include age-appropriate theme-based sessions for ages 6-14 (rising 1st through 8th…

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Girls For A Change Rallies Support from Political Leaders, Celebrities, Individual Donors to Keep Girls Employed During Pandemic

By Girls For A Change | May 15, 2020

May 5, 2020 (Richmond, Va.) – For two years, Breeana Gant was one of 20 girls enrolled in Girls For A Change’s (GFAC) Girl Ambassador Program (GAP), a workforce development program for Black girls and other girls of color that teaches hybrid skills and prepares them for better-paying jobs in technology and professional careers. Breeana…

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Bridging the Gap: How Can We End the Digital Divide?

By Girls For A Change | May 15, 2020

In today’s society, internet access and technology is becoming more and more essential to everyday life. Students require this commodity to be successful in their academic life and will need it to be successful in their careers as well. But not everyone has the internet, the technology to access it, or the know-how to use…

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Support a Black Girl. Lift up a Small Business.

By Girls For A Change | May 4, 2020

“When America catches a cold, Black women and girls get the flu.” Well, in 2020, when America catches coronavirus, Black people die. Blacks in about every state with racial data available have higher COVID-19 contraction rates and death. In fact, in Richmond, Virginia where GFAC is based, Blacks make up 100% of the COVID related…

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