Afro Puffs and Ponytails

Shield Mentor Program- Greensboro, NC

// by Kim SHIELD Mentor Program (SHIELD) is a nonprofit organization that serves youth of Greensboro between the ages of 12 and 18 with a full range of mentoring programs and services, providing ...

The #1 Website About Girls Health

// by Kim Girlshealth.gov  is a website that was created to help girls (ages 10-16) learn about health, growing up, and issues they may face. It focuses on health topics that girls are concerned ...

Let’s Give Due Props to African American Teen Girls!

// by Kim Acknowledging and displaying appreciation for African American teen girls in the home, at school, and in settings created by clubs, organizations,  mentoring programs specifically designed for African American teen girls  improve communication and builds an environment ...

MAGIC – Mentoring A Girl In Construction – St. Louis, MO

// by Kim Magic Summer Camp is designed to offer high school girls the opportunity to learn about the countless avenues of employment for women in the construction industry and to engage them ...

Linda – Newport News, VA

// by Kim Our High Achiever for this week is Linda of Newport News Virginia.  She has been selected due to her wonderful attitude and her strong commitment to succeed despite her circumstances. Linda ...

Camp Kupugani – Leaf River, Illinois

// by Kim “Kupugani” is a Zulu concept meaning “to raise oneself up.” The fundamental point of Camp Kupugani is—in a residential camp setting—to expose girls of varied backgrounds and ethnicities to each ...

Science Club For Girls – Cambridge, MA

// by Kim The mission of Science Club for Girls is to increase the self-confidence and science literacy of K–12th grade girls belonging to groups that are underrepresented in the sciences, through free, ...

Organizations and Clubs for Girls

// by Kim I want to thank all of the founders, directors, and staff of the organizations, clubs, youth and mentoring programs for girls who have joined our efforts to create a resource listing for the parents ...

Pearls For Teen Girls Inc – Milwaukee, WI

// by Kim PEARLS is a totally innovative leadership development organization serving at-risk middle and high school girls in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.  Danae Davis, a distinguished leader in the community,  is the Executive Director of  ...

Ariana – Hampton, VA

// by Kim       Afro Puffs and Ponytails had the  privilege of speaking with Ariana, a high school senior from Hampton, Virginia.  Ariana has been selected as a High Achiever  because of her  consistency  in accomplishing ...