2011 Annual Report - Girls Inc.

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About Girls Inc.
April 1, 2010 - March 31, 2011
Mission: To inspire all girls to be strong, smart, and bold SM .
Girls Inc. delivers life-changing programs that inspire girls to be strong, smart, and bold. Research-based curricula,
delivered by trained professionals, equip girls to achieve academically; lead healthy and physically active lives; manage
money; navigate media messages; and discover an interest in science, technology, engineering, and math. Learn more
about our programs and advocacy at www.girlsinc.org.
Girls Inc. reached over 900,000 girls through direct service, its websites, and Girls Inc. products and publications. In
addition, Girls Inc. programs were offered through a network of more than 1,500 program sites in nearly 350 cities in the
United States and Canada. More than 1,000 of these program sites were in schools.
The girls we serve at member organizations:
• Girls Inc. serves girls ages 6-18: 30% are ages 5/6 - 8, 30% are ages 9 - 11, 25% are ages 12 - 14, and 15%
are ages 15 - 18.
Girls and Young Women by Age Group
15 to 18, 15%
5/6 to 8, 30%
12 to 14, 25%
9 to 11, 30%
• Girls Inc. serves girls from diverse ethnic backgrounds, of those girls served directly, 36% identify as White/
European American/Anglo; 35% African American/ Black; 19% Latina/Hispanic; 6% Multiracial; 3% Asian
American/Pacific Islander; and 1% Native American/ American Indian/First Peoples.
Girls and Young Women Served by Ethnicity
Asian American/Pacific Islander,
3%
Latina/
Hispanic,
19%
Multiracial,
6%
African American/
Black, 35%
European/American/
White/Anglo, 36%
Native American/
American Indian/
First Peoples,
1%
5/6 to 8, 30%
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