Power Lab has raised $165,000 out of their goal of $350,000
THE GIRLS LEADERSHIP
POWER LAB
The Girls Leadership Power Lab is a national incubator to disrupt the loss of voice and confidence for over one million girls. Between ages 8 and 14 girls confidence drops by 30%. The loss of voice and confidence for adolescent girls is now compounded by a rising mental health crisis:
- 41% of teen girls in the US have experienced depression;
- 22% have contemplated suicide; and
- 9% have attempted suicide.
We can no longer wait for girls to opt-into gender specific programs. The Girls Leadership Power Lab is pushing social and emotional skills out to where girls already are every day: in school, in sports, and in after-school programs.
We are building culturally reponsive curriculum for girls in grades 6 - 12, to be taught through a trauma informed approach. The result will be professional development trainings and support for thousands of teachers, sports coaches, guidance counselors and professionals who work with girls every day. We can't afford to lose a single voice.
Donate today. This $2M initiative will reach 1M girls, so for every $2 donated, we can reach one more girl.
The Power Lab Will:
- Reach girls early. If we intervene at the start, we can prevent the drop in confidence and voice in middle school.
- Be evidence-based. Evidence-based includes rigorous evaluations, including testing with a randomized control group.
- Educate her adult. Girls need more than skills, they need an opportunity to develop those skills. By training the teachers and role models in girls lives every day, we are creating sustainable impact.
- Develop trauma informed curriculum. Trauma informed teaching realizes the widespread impact of trauma (i.e. living in poverty, living with crime, experiences of abuse, etc.), recognizes the signs and symptoms of trauma in students, responds by fully integrating knowledge about trauma into policies, procedures, and practices.
- Develop culturally responsive curriculum. Culturally responsive teaching is a pedagogy that recognizes the importance of including students’ cultural references in all aspects of learning. Culture is central to learning.
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