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IN HER CORNER...
The Girls Inc. Experience consists of
people, place, and programming that,
together, empower girls to succeed.
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Girls Incorporated
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Girls Incorporated of Worcester | 125 Providence Street, Worcester, MA 01604 | 508.755.6455 | www.girlsincworcester.org
Inspir i ng al l gir ls t o be str ong, smar t , and bo ld
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Girls Inc. meets these challenges by helping girls
explore and celebrate their strengths, their voices,
who they are today, and who they will become.
Today, girls continue to encounter significant
obstacles to their well-being and success.
• 47% of girls are ages 12-18, a reflection of our focus
on serving girls during developmentally crucial years
of middle and high school. Girls ages 9-11 make up
31% of service and girls 8 and younger are 22%.
• 71% identify as girls of color, including 28% who
identify as African American/Black, 27% Latina/
Hispanic, and 11% as Multiracial.
• 66% of the girls we serve live in families earning
$25,000 or less a year. 70% live in a household with
a single parent.
• 1 in 4 girls will not finish high school
• 78% of girls are unhappy with their bodies by age 17
• 3 in 10 girls will become pregnant before the age of 20
• 1 in 5 girls will be a victim of childhood sexual abuse
G irl Inc. of Worcester serves girls ages 5-18 fr om diverse et hnic, racial, and socio-economic backgr ounds.
SHE WILL SUCCEED.
