Get support from more than 120 organizations that serve girls and gender-expansive youth across California

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that provide programming and/or services for girls and/or gender expansive youth in California, with a focus on the Bay Area and Los Angeles County.

Please note that the following is not a comprehensive directory of all girl and/or gender-expansive youth-serving organizations in California. In order to be included on AFG’s Girls Resource Hub, an organization must complete this form sharing the name of their organization, the ages of girls and/or gender-expansive youth they serve, the cost of their services, their contact information and website, and a brief description of the services that they provide to girls and/or gender-expansive youth.

AFG encourages all users to do more research about the organizations on this list if they are interested in accessing their services and/or programming to ensure it is a good fit for them. The list is intended only as a resource and inclusion on the list does not indicate endorsement of the organization by AFG’s Girls Resources Hub. 

If you have any questions or concerns about the Girls Resource Hub or any of the organizations listed, please email us at kennedy@alliance4girls.org.

 
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SF DEPT ON THE STATUS OF WOMEN

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Our mission is to promote equitable treatment and foster the advancement of women and girls throughout San Francisco through policies, legislation, and programs.

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What They Offer

Advocacy Action

Languages

English

Identities served

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San Francisco Commission / Department on the Status of Women  is a part of the City and County of San Francisco.

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The MamaSutra

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With easy access to misinformation, your role as a parent is more important than ever. The Mamasutra’s programming teaches how to be honest and open with your kids about their bodies, setting boundaries and more.

What They Offer

Languages

English

Identities served

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A part of Mamsutra’s mission is focusing helping parents help their kids feel comfortable coming to them with any questions they have and helping their kids grow into confident, healthy adults.

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AFG Member, Social Services Wild Awake AFG Member, Social Services Wild Awake

YWCA Berkeley/Oakland

  1. 0-2, 3-5, 6-10, 11-14, 14-18, 18-24

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Offering programs for women and girls, we have programs in many Oakland and Berkeley schools serving all grade levels.  Program in youth development, career development, STEM, social justice, leadership development.  Many volunteer opportunities.

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What They Offer

Advocacy Action, Career Awareness, Dance, Life Skills, Mentoring/Tutoring, Preschool, STEM Training

Languages

English

Identities served

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Oasis For Girls

  1. 14-18

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The mission of Oasis For Girls is to partner with girls and young women of color from under-resourced communities to help them cultivate the skills, knowledge, and confidence to discover their dreams and build strong futures.

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What They Offer

Body Image, Career Awareness, Crafts, Leadership Development, Life Skills, Media Skills Training, Mental Health, Music, Social Justice, STEM Training, Visual Arts, Writing

Languages

English

Identities served

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Through our year-round programs, Oasis girls:  Develop life skills to navigate the challenges of adolescence; Gain experience in the arts to develop new modes of expression; Foster capacity for leadership in their communities; and  Pave a path to school and career opportunities.

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Bay Area Women Against Rape

  1. 6-10, 11-14

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Founded in 1971, BAWAR was the first rape crisis center in the country. It was founded with the two-part goal of establishing a place where survivors of sexual violence could receive the quality counseling and advocacy they need, and to provide community education around these issues.

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What They Offer

Social Services

Languages

English

Identities served

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Although our name is Bay Area Women Against Rape, we serve anyone affected by sexual violence. BAWAR defines sexual violence by the narratives of the survivors who experienced the violence. We are here to believe and validate the community we serve in a trauma-informed, culturally appropriate and accessible way.

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Community Works

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

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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

Identities served

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The Young Women's Freedom Center

  1. 14-18, 18-24

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We're creating a world where culturally diverse young women in crisis are healed and supported with care and compassion so they can proactively resist the impacts of all forms of oppression.

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What They Offer

Advocacy Action, Advocacy Training, Writing, LGBTQ Services, College Advising/Prep, Legal Advocacy, Legal Representation, Career Awareness, Employment Training, Entrepreneurship, Life Skills, Technology Training, Post-Incarceration Support

Languages

English

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The Center for Young Women's Development is now doing business as the Young Women's Freedom Center. Through our Sisters' Rising Program, we reach young women through direct outreach in juvenile hall, county jail and low-income communities in San Francisco and the greater Bay Area. We work with them to create positive change in their lives as soon as possible. We utilize trauma-informed curricula and healing-centered organizing in concert with alliance building, strategic campaigns, and policy advocacy to place historically muted voices of young women at the center of decision-making conversations. With these strategies aligned, we empower young women to achieve personal and systemic freedom. We partner with Probation, District Attorney, and Public Defender's Offices to facilitate early access to serve young women most in need. We provide training, referrals, and court advocacy to help young women build their personal power and reduce recidivism. We apply our strength-based methodology daily to create better more sustainable life outcomes for young women and their families. Select young women enter Sister's Rising through a paid internship. They're offered opportunities to learn and grow in a safe space. After successful completion of the internship, they graduate to Junior Staff of The Center to maintain the cycle of outreach and support in our hard-to-reach communities. Over the next twelve months, staff will conduct ongoing outreach and trainings in lock-up and on the streets, base-build and organize around housing, strengthen alliances with key public, private, and community partners and launch our blog series, "Girls In Cages"- a collection of poetry, art, and narratives written by system-involved young women to raise awareness of their unique needs.

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IMPACT Bay Area

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

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IMPACT offers violence-prevention programs for people to embody their own power, set effective boundaries, defend their physical and emotional safety, and heal.

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What They Offer

Life Skills

Languages

English

Identities served

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We build safe spaces for people who experience and resist violence differently because of who they are or how they are perceived, like women, youth, LGBTQ+, BIPOC, etc. We envision a courageous future where people use their individual empowerment skills to live fuller, more confident lives and create safer communities.

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Shalom Bayit

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SHALOM BAYIT’S MISSION IS TO FOSTER THE SOCIAL CHANGE AND COMMUNITY RESPONSE NECESSARY, TO ERADICATE DOMESTIC VIOLENCE IN THE JEWISH COMMUNITY. 

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What They Offer

LGBTQ Services, Leadership Development, Social Justice

Languages

English

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We strive to create effective, culturally-based strategies to improve Jewish community accountability and response to domestic violence. We strengthen the future of our community by teaching our youth, adults, and community leaders to respond when violence occurs. Our goals are to support and advocate on behalf of Jewish battered women and their children; to educate the Jewish community and its leadership about domestic violence; to empower Jewish youth with the knowledge and skills they need to make healthy relationship choices; to organize effective abuse prevention and intervention strategies; to improve Jewish women’s access to domestic violence services.

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PEERS

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We create culturally-rich, community-based mental health programs that honor diverse experiences and eliminate stigma and discrimination.

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What they offer

Employment Training, Life Skills

Languages

English

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PEERS is a diverse community of people with mental health experiences. Our mission is to promote innovative peer-based wellness strategies.

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Wheel Kids Bicycle Club, Inc.

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

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Wheel Kids is an adventure and exploration destination for kids, using bicycling as our means of understanding the world. We provide day camps, classes, special events, and school-based safe cycling skills instruction.

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What they offer

Camp, Individual Athletics, Mentoring/Tutoring, Outdoor Experience, Team Sports

Languages

English

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We have three Bay Area locations (San Francisco, Palo Alto, and Walnut Creek). All of our events are designed to provide a mix of bike-specific activities (from skills development to simply riding for its own sake) to off-the-bike programs and activities. Our emphasis is on having fun, from which all other good things flow. When possible we run girls-only programs during our summer camp seasons.

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Bay Area Girls Club

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

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We offer a safe and structured after-school environment where girls gain the foundation to help them reach their maximum potential.

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What they offer

Body Image, Camp, Career Awareness, College Advising/Prep, Crafts, Cultural Education/Awareness, Employment Training, Entrepreneurship, Leadership Development, Life Skills, Media Literacy, Mentoring/Tutoring, STEM Training, Technology Training, Writing

Languages

English

Identities served

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Bay Area Girls Club (formerly Girls Inc. of West Contra Costa County). continues to positively impact low-income girls with our proven and effective educational programming that empowers girls to be the game changers of tomorrow. We teach school-aged girls, ages 5-18 years old to be productive and independent adults.

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Julia Morgan School for Girls

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Julia Morgan School for Girls is the first and only all-girl middle school in the East Bay.

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What they offer

Camp, Day School, Leadership Development, Social Justice, STEM Training, Technology Training

Languages

English

Identities served

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The founding of the School was based on research demonstrating that girls attending coeducational schools do not receive equal opportunities to excel academically and socially.  Our Mission is to prepare the confident, capable, creative, and compassionate women of tomorrow. Our school was founded by a small group of passionate individuals concerned with studies indicating that girls in co-educational middle school environments lost confidence and skills.

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Disability Rights Education & Defense Fund (DREDF)

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DREDF's vision is a just world where all people, with and without disabilities, live full and independent lives free of discrimination.

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What they offer

Advocacy Action, Advocacy Training, Legal Advocacy, Legal Representation

Languages

English

Identities served

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We work with the core principles of equality of opportunity, disability accommodation, accessibility, and inclusion by employing the following strategies:, , , , Training And Education:, , We train and educate people with disabilities and parents of children with disabilities about their rights under state and federal disability rights laws so they can use the laws as tools to challenge exclusion and discrimination, and advocate effectively for full participation in the lives of their communities. We educate lawyers, service providers, government officials, and many others about disability civil rights laws and policies. Legal Advocacy: We represent clients in leading-edge disability rights litigation. We advocate for the legal rights of individuals and families., Public Policy And Legislative Development: We design and carry out strategies that strengthen public policy and that lead to enacting federal and state laws protecting and advancing civil rights for people with disabilities.

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Gaia Passages

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

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Gaia Girls Passages offers earth based girls groups and summer camp supporting girls grades K-12 for the journey from childhood to adolescence.

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What they offer

Crafts, Music, Life Skills, Mentoring/Tutoring, Camp, Outdoor Experience

Languages

English

Identities served

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Our focuses include nature connection, crafts, and skills, emotional intelligence, improvisational theatre, an intergenerational female community, and a supported rite of passage all helping to raise your daughter into a confident and thriving young woman. The number one thing girls and parents say about their time at Gaia Girls, is that it is a place where girls can truly be themselves!

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IGNITE

  1. 14-18, 18-24

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IGNITE builds political ambition in young women. IGNITE serves young women (14-22) in their own communities, with an emphasis on those who are underserved.

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What they offer

Advocacy Training, Career Awareness, Employment Training, Life Skills, Mentoring/Tutoring

Languages

English

Identities served

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These are girls who may or may not have the confidence to run for office, but have a harder time seeking out and self-nominating for the kinds of leadership opportunities and training they need to get there.

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The Hamlin School

  1. 6-10, 11-14

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Our K-8 educational program aims to develop the intellect, character and citizenship of each girl to its highest potential. Over the course of their years at Hamlin, girls build confidence, tenacity, and resilience by engaging in an intellectually demanding and stimulating academic program.

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What they offer

Day School, Outdoor Experience, STEM Training, Team Sports

Languages

English

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Learning at Hamlin is purposeful, joyful, and expansive. Hamlin girls learn inside the classrooms of our urban campus and outside in the greater Bay Area: in national parks, museums, and online. Through service learning and community partnerships, our girls are taught that learning at school has immediate relevance in real-life., We believe that success in the 21st century requires an intentional focus on critical thinking and problem solving, effective oral and written communication, collaboration, and creativity. While we embrace the importance of content knowledge in our program, we also are ignited by the words of our founder Sarah Dix Hamlin, who asserted that "the mere knowledge of the facts would be insufficient" to prepare the girls to meet the challenges of their time. Thus, our educational program emphasizes the acquisition of knowledge and its application in new and unfamiliar contexts. We strive for breadth and depth. We value engagement as well as reflection.

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New Moon Girls

  1. 6-10, 11-14

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We amplify girls' opinions, activism, sisterhood, writing & art in both our magazine and online.

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What they offer

Advocacy Action, Advocacy Training, Body Image, Career Awareness, Crafts, Entrepreneurship, Leadership Development, Life Skills, Media Literacy, Media Skills Training, Mental Health, Mentoring/Tutoring, Social Justice, STEM Training, Technology Training, Visual Arts, Writing

Languages

English

Identities served

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We give girls freedom to be themselves with Courage, Creativity, Compassion & Community. We help girls, parents and allies fight sexism and racism together in their communities. Ad-free New Moon Girls is the supportive publisher and global community for girls, parents & allies. We feature the highest quality girl-created content by and for ages 8 and up. Our print magazine has won numerous Parents' Choice awards and the Golden Lamp for educational publishing. For parents and allies we offer the best resources and advice to understand girls' development and how to emotionally support girls during the many changes of adolescence.

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    • General California 844-878-7801 (844-TRUST-01)

    • Alameda County 510-241-4011

    • Contra Costa County 925-900-5151

    • Marin County 415-991-4545

    • San Francisco 415-200-1548

    • San Mateo County 203-666-4472 (203-NOMIGRA)

    • Santa Clara County 408-290-1144

    • 510-251-2070

    • misssey.org

    MISSSEY works to prevent girls and gender-expansive youth from ever entering circumstances of sexual exploitation and violence. We also support young people who are experiencing exploitation to exit. Once they’ve exited, we partner with youth so that they may avoid re-entering sexually exploitative circumstances and live free of harmful transactional relationships.

Bay Area Hotlines

National Hotlines

    • 1-800-799-SAFE (1-800-799-7233)

    • 1-800-787-3224 (TTY)

    • www.ndvh.org

    • Disability rights: 1-877-350-5441

    • Girls in sports: 1-877-593-0074

    • Racial equality: 1-415-864-8848

    • Work & family: 1-415-593-0033

    • www.legalaidatwork.org

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