Girls Inc of Long Island

Girls Inc. of Long Island inspires all girls to be strong, smart, and bold. Our comprehensive approach to whole girl development equips girls to navigate gender, economic, and social barriers and grow up healthy, educated, and independent. These positive outcomes are achieved through three core elements: (1) people - trained staff and volunteers who build lasting, mentoring relationships; (2) environment - girls-only, physically and emotionally safe, where there is a sisterhood of support, high expectations, and mutual respect; and (3) programming - research-based, hands-on and minds-on, age-appropriate, meeting the needs of today’s girls. Informed by girls and their families, we also advocate for legislation and policies to increase opportunities for all girls and address the systemic barriers that impede girls’ success, particularly girls in low-income communities and girls of color.