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About the Program
Girls in Action™ Now called Girls Taking Action™ founded in 2005 by Dr. Verna Cornelia Price was a response to a request from North High School in Minneapolis that was experiencing a rise in violence among girls. This program provides structured weekly mentoring combined with an interactive - research based curriculum within the context of real life experiences to provide girls with a positive outlook for their futures with the intention of decreasing violence while increasing academic engagement and high school graduation rates. In the last 9 years, the program has impacted over 3000 junior and senior high girls across the Twin Cities Metro area, Detroit, Chicago, and Guatemala. We are proud of the fact that 95% of our girls graduate from high school on time and 75% of our graduate enroll in college.
Project Goals are to:
Re-engage high school female girls in academics and positive leadership
Provide girls with a meaningful connection to positive women leaders
Prepare girls to graduate on time from high school and pursue higher education
Engage girls in their community through service-learning
GTA Staff and Board Members at the 2021 Year End Celebration (from left to right): Niara Keyes, Nadvia Davis, Dawn Muyres, Dr. Verna, Dorothy Nins
Our Girls Taking Action girls coming from a play at the Children’s Theatre, one of the many events we bring them to every year
Start your own GTA Chapter
Starting your own chapter is a great way to get involved in Girls Taking Action. Today we are not only in the US, but also are in Guatemala, Liberia, Kenya and Ghana. By starting a chapter near you you are helping us to deliver our message to every girl in the world!
Can’t Volunteer? Consider Donating!
GTA has an annual fundraiser but we appreciate donors year-round.
Thank you in advance for your support!
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