Who We Are

GFAC advances opportunities for girls at the margins who are often overlooked or underestimated through pathways that expand access, build skills, and prepare them to lead with confidence and shape their lives while creating lasting community change.

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

-Naomi Vickers

Girl Ambassador Participant

2024 Annual Report

Our Values

Our values guide how we advance opportunities, expand access, and prepare girls pushed to the margins to lead and create real change. These principles reflect our commitment to girl-centered development, community impact, and social transformation.
  • 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

Celebrating Elevating LeadHers Development Fellow Dani Brown

By Ashley Ray | September 7, 2024

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

By Ashley Ray | August 4, 2024

I was intrigued after hearing about the Peer Advisor Restore Cohort. Sister Angela introduced it to the GFAC Peer Advisors at one of our meetings. She brought in the program facilitators Sister Ashley Williams and Sister Kiran Bhagat from BareSOUL Yoga to explain the program. They entailed how we would create our own self-care plans…

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Public Statement on Bensley Agrihood Rezoning

By Ashley Ray | June 21, 2024

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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Celebrating 20 Years of Camp Diva Leadership Academy

By Ashley Ray | May 31, 2024

Camp Diva Leadership Academy is marking its 20th anniversary this summer! In over two decades of serving Black girls, we have learned a lot. We’ve learned how to listen, how to create safe and brave spaces, and how to support, play, and have a good ole time to celebrate Black girls as they transition into…

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