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Testimonials
Parent Testimonials
"Girls Star had a HUGE impact on my daughter and for that I am very grateful. It gave her confidence,
grace and self-esteem beyond measure. Did you know she wrote her college application essay about her experience
in Girls Star? Almost three years later, she was working with admissions and the woman in admissions remembered
her essay and Girls Star. And she reads thousands of essays! So as a Mom – Thank You. Your program is wonderful
and it must continue! Who know how far Girls Star’s influence will go?"
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"My daughter loved the closeness and acceptance of everyone...The group has been very positive in strengthening
her self-esteem".
"My daughter now has a more positive attitude as a result of her experience with Girls Star. I wish there
had been a group like this when I was in high school – I think it would have helped me make better choices for myself".
"My daughter has started talking to me so much more. Before she’d clam up. Now, we go out to dinner every
Thursday night and all I hear about is the Girls’ Group".
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Facilitator and Mentor Feedback
" Helping with Girls Star was really an experience which gave back so much more that I could ever have imagined
from a volunteer opportunity. As an adult female who struggled, unaided, with so many of the issues young women face
today at much earlier ages, Girls Star is a vital program which gives them a secure space to voice their issues. The
girls honored me by allowing me to share that space. All our children need more than just physical safety, they also
need emotional safety to become fully functional adults. I wish for all young women the joy and caring of a Girls Star
group, and being part of one, even doing a small volunteer job, was an experience which touched my soul in an enormous way."
"To know that what I am saying and what I have been through has an impact on someone else’s life is
astounding to me. Mentoring always helps me grow clearer in what I believe, especially in myself. It is important
to be true to yourself."
"I love doing this [mentoring]. It means so much to me to help the girls. It has gotten me to hear from different
types of people. It gives me a priceless feeling working with the girls. I needed this group to be who I am. I really feel
like I’m doing something good and important. It has made me feel more important and I do feel like I respect myself
more because I learned to do something I will carry with me for the rest of my life".
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"Mentoring helps raise self-esteem for many reasons. The fact that I was chosen and people believed in me enough
to trust me with such an important task still amazes me, and constantly allows me to believe in myself because my
adult mentors believed in me."
Girls Star and mentoring is a big, big part of who I am today. Being involved in it for four years has shaped my life
in a very, very extraordinary way. I’ve been more outspoken about how I feel, why I’m feeling that way, and
why it’s OK for me to feel how I feel and not be put down for it. That has helped me in so many aspects of my life."
"Every Thursday I came out of group with a good feeling in my heart. I love just listening to everyone in the group
and in return, they listen to me. I think nothing but good has come out of this".
"By helping the girls and sharing with them, but most importantly listening to them, I know that I am making the
world a better place. At the end of a group, once the sharing and listening has been done, each girl walks out of the
group with their shoulders back a little farther and their heads held a little higher."
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"Even though as a mentor it was my job to help the girls with their questions and concerns, they helped me to
realize what exactly I believe in."
Participant Testimonials
"I feel better about myself now because I know I am not alone. I now know that there are people that can help
me with any of my problems. I am my own person. I am unique".
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"It has helped me laugh louder, cry enough, say my feelings and express so much to everyone about myself.
I really just opened up!"
"It gave me a place to just say what I felt and not be judged or anything. I liked having a place to just
spill what was inside. It helped me feel more comfortable with who I am and what I look like."
"The teen mentors made such a huge impact in my life – I loved how they made me feel safe and accepted. I
cherished that feeling. If I could, I would want to have the opportunity to help another younger girl like they helped me."
"Just being in a room with girls who are so supportive makes me feel like I am part of a large family, and I
can actually open myself up to everyone."
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"I am such a different person than I was in 8th grade. I have changed so much for the better and I owe much of
it to the older girls who were my mentors. I learned that I was making bad choices and how to change that and be
happy with myself. Even though I was very different from the other girls in the group when I first joined, I learned
how to look at them more openly and without judging. I met people I may not have talked to otherwise. This taught me a lot".
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