Contributed by: Elena Carey, Development Manager We’re proud, honored, and thrilled to be the beneficiary of this year’s annual Drumsista Benefit Concert. The concert will be held on Saturday, May 18th from 7pm – 9pm at Unity Church of the Hills. A group of over
Mandi Melendez, her two daughters, Leah and Annie, along with Mandi’s mother joined Girls Empowerment Network for the 2018 We Are Girls Austin Conference, which was supported by the Dove Self-Esteem Project. We love seeing three generations of women passionate about igniting the power in
Contributed by: Melody Huslage, Project Management Intern Looking for some place fun and exciting to take the girls group from your place of worship? Are you a teacher or social worker that would love to take some of the girls from your school to an
March’s Volunteer Spotlight is Hannah Yoo! Hannah is a third-year psychology student at the University of Texas at Austin and is currently pursuing a career in counseling psychology. She was a Direct Service intern for Girls Empowerment Network during the Spring of 2018. After her
Contributed by: Melody Huslage, Project Management Intern Jancy McPhee is Volta, one member of the Female Superheroes of Science: a group of female scientists and engineers that is participating in the We Are Girls Houston Conference for the third year in 2019. During the first
This month’s Volunteer Spotlight is Ashley Gordon! Ashley has volunteered with Girls Empowerment Network for two years. She has served in our weekly Girl Connect program at numerous schools, and she always strives to encourage girls! “Ashley is so dedicated to the mission of Girls
For over twenty years, Girls Empowerment Network (GEN) has responded to the systematic decline of self-esteem in girls. We have held conferences, workshops, camps, and summits to ignite the power within Texan girls. GEN staff always noticed that something special was happening when girls circled
Mary Jo Garrison has been involved with Girls Empowerment Network since the beginning of Fall 2018. Last semester, Mary Jo co-facilitated our weekly Girl Connect program at Webb Middle School! She worked with the referral-based 6th-grade girls, and she has been thriving with them. “Mary
Contributed by: Caroline Crawford, Chief Program Officer, and Elena Carey, Development Manager It’s the season to celebrate parents and all of those who have a meaningful impact on a child’s life! At Girls Empowerment Network, we know having superb role models is crucial. We have
Girls Empowerment Network is looking for weekly Houston volunteers for our Girl Connect program! The first step to getting further involved is to complete the Girls Empowerment Network volunteer interest form: https://www.girlsempowermentnetwork.org/get-involved/supporters/volunteer/ Volunteer Description Girl Connect is Girls Empowerment Network’s weekly recurring school-based program. Each
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