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Funded Partners: National Nongovernmental Organizations (NGOs)
Girls Inc.

CONTACT INFORMATION
Lindsay Briggs
Project Director

Girls Inc.*

 

Girls Inc. provides educational programs to millions of American girls, particularly those in high-risk, underserved areas; the organization is dedicated to inspiring all girls to be strong, smart, and bold.

Girls Inc.'s Program in Action

Girls Inc. is funded to provide Capacity-Building Assistance for Preventing HIV Infections: Organizations that Serve African American and Latina Females.

  • Training a minimum of 12 affiliates on implementing the Girls Inc. Preventing Adolescent Pregnancy program.
     
  • Training a minimum of 12 affiliates on implementing Friendly PEERsuasion, a national program developed by Girls Inc. on substance abuse prevention for girls.
     
  • Providing mini-grants to assist their affiliates in building and strengthening their programs and/or efforts to prevent HIV infection and other STDs.
     
  • Developing and disseminating resources and tools, including 1) resource lists and fact sheets focused on African American and Latina girls and HIV, 2) a guide for working with teen girls to foster leadership and encourage community action for preventing HIV, and 3) tools to assist affiliates in conducting evaluation of their HIV prevention activities.
     
  • Offering capacity building opportunities for affiliate organizations to create and strengthen partnerships within their communities to help prevent HIV among girls and young women.

Other NGOs funded under this category:

See Also

Funding Announcement 601 [pdf 245K] (CDC-RFA-DP06-601). Provides more information on the NGO funding requirements for providing capacity-building assistance.

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Page last reviewed: May 14, 2008
Page last modified: May 15, 2008
Content source: National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Division of Adolescent and School Health

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