We are catalyzing collective action to build a better future for girls and gender-expansive youth*

ALLIANCE FOR GIRLS AND ITS MEMBERS ARE SHIFTING THE PARADIGM

AFG and its members are revolutionizing the landscape by empowering girls and gender-expansive youth, especially those of color, to not just be a part of, but to reshape and design the communities they live in.

They are at the forefront of challenging inequitable gender norms despite the daunting challenges of sexual violence, discrimination, stigma, and high-stress levels at their schools and public spaces.

Together we are transforming obstacles into opportunities for growth and change.

WE BELIEVE

that girls and gender-expansive youth have the right to

And yet, girls and gender-expansive youth of color continue to face barriers to these basic human rights because girls and gender-expansive youth of color themselves are not at the center of naming their strengths, the conditions that don’t serve them, and the solutions they want and need.

WE ARE

a strong, connected network

of 120+ organizations and 60+ girls’ champions who are meeting the needs of 300,000+ girls and gender-expansive youth and eliminating systemic barriers to their success as they themselves see it.

At the heart of our impact is uplifting voices and stories of girls and gender-expansive youth of color through youth-led research, fostering connections across this ecosystem, and advocating for the solution they want to see at local and county levels.

Together, these strategies identify the root causes of the problems facing girls and allow us to co-create new systems we need for girls to not only survive, but thrive.

YOUTH RESEARCH HUB

We reimagine research to facilitate, validate, and elevate girls and gender-expansive youth of color’s stories as truth through youth-participatory and youth-informed research practices.

COMMUNITY BUILDING

We center relationship building, connection, and care throughout AFG’s practices, connecting and engaging our member organizations, girls and gender-expansive youth of color, and key champions in our research and power-building to ensure long-term change.

DATA-DRIVEN SYSTEMS CHANGE

We build community power and create spaces where girls and gender-expansive youth of color directly engage with government agencies and officials, institutional leaders, funders, and other key decision-makers around the solutions they want to see.

OUR IMPACT

IS INTERCONNECTED

Our work spans every aspect of girls' and gender-expansive youth's lives, from addressing gender-based violence on public transportation to advocating for racial and gender justice in schools.

We break down silos, recognizing that collaboration across all sectors is essential for impactful change.

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OUR RESEARCH

tells girls’ stories

3,000+ girls and gender-expansive youth engaged in girl-centered research and sharing their own stories.
9+ research reports published uplifting the experiences of girls and gender-expansive youth, especially those of color in the Bay Area and California.
50+ girl-led policy recommendations in education, childcare, mental health services, gender-based violence prevention and intervention, transit, and more disseminated.

WE INVEST IN

COMMUNITY BUILDING

Across the girl and gender-expansive youth-serving ecosystem:

3,500+ administrators, educators, service providers, caregivers, and corporate leaders trained on the needs of girls and gender-expansive youth, girl-centered solutions and recommendations, and best practices in supporting girls and gender-expansive youth.

90% of members feel like they achieve more together than they could alone.
83% reported being more knowledgeable about factors that improve girls’ safety and life outcomes.
70+ collaborations between girls’ organizations fostered, increasing coordination across the California girl-serving sector.

WE ADVOCATE

for stronger systems

Passage of over 10 policies, bills, programs and budgets addressing root causes of multiple forms of violence experienced by girls, especially girls of color, and create safer spaces for over 800,000 girls in the San Francisco Bay Area and 4 million girls across the state. Some highlights include:

$30.5 million allocation from the SF Department of Children, Youth, and their Families to girls’ programs in San Francisco.
Girls prioritized in legislation (e.g., Children’s Fund in San Francisco and Equity Policy in OUSD).
Passage of AB 367 which provides products in public schools grades 6-12, community colleges, and California State Universities and $1.8 million dollars for period products in the Bay Area.
Reallocation of nearly $18 million from Oakland Police Department to the Department of Violence Prevention.