The Need

Adolescent girls face incredible challenges including extraordinary stress, depression, addictions, eating disorders, abusive relationships, and family problems to cite a few. They must make choices about whether they will engage in common, but potentially dangerous behaviors.

Some girls have serious problems while others appear fine, but are troubled. Perhaps most surprising is the number of well-adjusted girls who tell us that there is no place for them to be confused or scared, and that people assume since they have no serious problems, everything is okay. Although they experience problems and challenges in varying degrees, regardless if they’re troubled or well adjusted, girls have expressed a need for support and nonjudgmental listening, and for a safe space to talk.

In order for adolescent girls to thrive in our society as responsible, contributing and healthy women, it is critical to provide them with the necessary intra/interpersonal skills they can utilize now and throughout their lives. Girls Star provides a structured program designed to teach these skills. Girls Star’s goal is to provide girls with the tools to help them thrive, not merely survive.