1. 3-5, 6-10, 11-14, 14-18

2. n/a

• 44 Page Street Suite 200 San Francisco 94102

• (415) 231-4240

• info@sfgirlschorus.org

• www.sfgirlschorus.org

San Francisco Girls Chorus prepares girls and young women from diverse backgrounds for success, on stage and in life, through rigorous, empowering music education, and enriches Bay Area cultural life through innovative vocal performance.

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What They Offer

Camp, Music

Languages

English

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The vision of the San Francisco Girls Chorus is to produce performances of the highest artistic caliber; to provide music education for girls and young women from all ethnic and socio-economic backgrounds; to be a leader in the field through creativity and innovation; to give the girls and young women who participate in Chorus programs the skills, self-discipline and confidence to succeed in music and in life; and to instill in the choristers a lifelong love of music; and to communicate this passion through involvement with the greater community. 

1. 6-10, 11-14

2. n/a

• 2111 San Pablo Ave, Berkeley CA 94702

• (510) 305-1931

• hello@bayganda.org

• www.bayganda.org

Our mission is to provide educational freedom to girls through education empowerment.

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What They Offer

Camp, Crafts, Cultural Education/Awareness, Life Skills, Sexual Abuse Treatment, Social Justice, Visual Arts

Languages

English

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Bayganda Foundation is a creative arts and academic program for girls in the Bay Area and Uganda Africa. Since 2005 Bayganda Foundation has curated "Sew What" sewing camp in both countries while also providing school fees and a safe house for our girls in Uganda. We are closing the gap between the educated and uneducated girl child.

1. 1-14, 14-18

2. n/a

• 2740 De La Briandais Ct. Pinole CA 94612

• (510) 758-2200‬

• info@jazzwomenadvocates.org

• www.jazzwomenadvocates.org

JazzWomen and Girls Advocates promotes the visibility of women and girls instrumentalists in the art form known as jazz. 

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What They Offer

Advocacy Action, Camp, Career Awareness, Counseling - Peer, Employment Training, Leadership Development, Mentoring/Tutoring, Music

Languages

English

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Studies find that girls do not pursue jazz after middle school because often there are few girls in bands and few girls are chosen for select jazz bands.  Middle school is particularly difficult for girls because they want to fit in.  In jazz, the boys step in and take the solos.  The girls become wrongly convinced they do not have these soloing skills or lead part abilities.  There is also a shortage of female instructors.  Some male instructors encourage the girls but there is a stronger connection when the boys and girls realize that women are professionals and role models.  Then we have the male instructors who let these diminishing expectations for girls run rampant in their classrooms and practice sessions.  The jazz world is quite traditional and misogynistic.  One-on-one instruction provides opportunities for sexual assault and/or harassment and girls must be prepared. The girl’s camp specifically teaches girls how to react and who to turn to in order to become full musicians.  Our instructors have seen it all, from anti-gay behavior to sexual harassment and abuse.  Girls are taught to become allies with one another and by their choice, leaders of their bands. The teachers create a road map for successful musical practice, musicianship, instrument facility, and soloing strategies.  There is some focus on music theory and the history of women in jazz.  We also hold jazz jams where girls are invited to play with older female players.  Girls are encouraged to join our advocacy efforts.  Some girls may have repercussions if they are associated with a group that challenges male norms in jazz and their identity must then remain secret.  We serve to help girls realize their amateur or professional aspirations.

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• P.O. Box 170508 San Francisco, CA 94117

• (415) 312-7787

• info@ywcp.org

• www.ywcp.org

The award-winning Young Women’s Choral Projects of San Francisco is a world-class choral organization for young women ages 4-18.

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What They Offer

Music

Languages

English

Identities served

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Under the direction of Interim Artistic Director Martín Benvenuto, choristers from diverse backgrounds find their voices as singers, artists and women in a nurturing and joyful musical environment that empowers them to achieve artistic and personal excellence. YWCP creates high-quality choral music for the San Francisco Bay Area, the nation and the world.

1. 6-10, 11-14, 14-18, 18-24

2. n/a

• PO Box 72213, Oakland CA 94612

• (510) 267-1808

• n/a

• www.bayareagirlsrockcamp.org

Bay Area Girls Rock Camp serves self-identified girls, trans, and gender-expansive youth. We use music as a tool for cultivating community, support and power for youth who often struggle to find those things in the music industry and the rest of the world.

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What They Offer

Camp, LGBTQ Services, Media Literacy, Music, Social Justice

Languages

English

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Bay Area Girls Rock Camp serves self-identified girls, trans, and gender-expansive youth. We use music as a tool for cultivating community, support and power for youth who often struggle to find those things in the music industry and the rest of the world. Former BAGRC staff member and longtime community organizer, Shawna Scroggins, came up with an acronym for GIRLS that encompasses who we are as an organization, who we serve, and what we strive to accomplish: Gender Inclusivity through Radical Love and Support. BAGRC runs three youth programs. Summer Camp is a week-long session, of which we have three during the months of June and July. Campers will spend the mornings in instrument instruction, learning either vocals, guitar, bass, drums, or keyboards, and the afternoons in band practice, where they co-write original songs to perform for their family and friends at the end of each session! When they are not in instrument instruction or band practice, they are in workshops which vary day-to-day, but all center around the intersections of art and activism. Girls Rock After School Program (GRASP) is a 10-week program that starts in early January and ends mid-March. Campers meet on Tuesday and/or Thursday afternoons, with Tuesdays being instrument instruction days and Thursdays being band practice days. GRASP campers also attend workshops outside of their instrument and band time. We also have a practice space that is open year-round. The practice space is open to anyone who has attended Summer Camp or GRASP before, and is completely free of cost. It is equipped with instruments so youth don't need to bring their own. The practice space is mentored by an adult volunteer, who can help youth with their instrument or just be there to quietly supervise.

1. 6-10, 11-14

2. n/a

• 7950 Shay Dr, Oakland CA 94605

• (310) 836-5263

• chrissy@gogirlsoakland.com

• www.gogirlsoakland.com/ggc-2021

Go Girls! is a girl empowerment program - winter, spring, summer day camps, and after-school clubs - just for elementary and middle school-aged girls & gender non-conforming kids.

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What They Offer

Crafts, Dance, Media Literacy, Media Skills Training, Music, Social Justice, Theater

Languages

English

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By making theater, art, music, and media, girls learn the skills to love themselves and each other, and make bold and brave choices in their lives and communities. The success of Go Girls! depends on a network of powerful, compassionate, and creative women and allies who are doing their best to be the leaders we want these girls to see.

1. 11-14, 14-18, 18-24

2. n/a

• 110 Broadway, Oakland, CA 94607

• (510) 268-8116

• info@communityworkswest.org

• www.communityworkswest.org

Community Works engages youth and adults in arts, education and restorative justice programs that interrupt and heal the far-reaching impact of incarceration and violence by empowering individuals, families and communities.

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What They Offer

Theater, Writing, Life Skills, Post-Incarceration Support, Social Justice

Languages

English

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1. 6-10, 11-14, 14-18

2. n/a

• 1428 Alice Street,3rd Floor, Suite 308, Oakland, 94612

• (510) 465-3363

• dimensionsdance@prodigy.net

• www.dimensionsdance.org

Our youth Rites of Passage (ROP) dance program brings the transformative power of the arts to youth in systemically underserved east bay neighborhoods.

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What they offer

Dance

Languages

English

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Dimensions Dance Theater was founded in 1972, and over the past 4 decades has become widely recognized for its presentation of traditional African dances and contemporary choreography drawn from African, jazz, and modern dance idioms. The program serves roughly 1,000 youth ages 8-18 each year. ROP was initiated in 1993 to offer youth access to the benefits of arts.