Today’s guest is LaTasha Hudson, Vice President of Development and Public Relations for Girls Inc here in Indianapolis, IN. She has been the  Director of Programs for 5 years and has the most direct program experience within our organization. She has a passion for serving girls in our community.

In this episode you will learn:

• Mission of Girls Inc
• How parents can get involved and/or teach their daughter life skills
• Programs, camps, and STEM

Mission of Girls Inc

• [spp-tweet tweet=”Girls Inc mission is to teach girls “to be strong, smart and bold””]
• About 83 affiliates throughout country including Canada
  • May provide girls clubs or program outreach
• Program outreach-removes transportation barriers and can reach more girls
• Greater Indianapolis chapter provide interactive programs
  • Teach about self-esteem, negative messages they hear/see, bullying, building critical thinking skills, etc
  • Been around since 1969
• Girls from ages 6 to 18 yrs old
• Break into age and developmental appropriate groups

How can parents get involved?

• Check out resource page on their website
• Programs available
  • Girls Inc Day
  • Summer camp-4 weeks long
    • Focus on different areas: Self-esteem, nutrition, college and future plans, etc
  • Parents role model the behavior you want to see
  • Be mindful of what you say about yourself

What is Girls Inc Day and why it is important for our girls

• Focuses on STEM-Science Technology Engineering and Math
• By age of 9 girls begin to worry about what others think vs focus on their future interests
• Skills can be learned and improved upon
• Partner with local universities
• Helps girls learn teamwork and gain confidence in own abilities vs rely solely on parent

Girls Inc Information:

Website: http://girlsincindy.org/

National: http://www.girlsinc.org/

Resources: http://www.girlsinc.org/resources/girls-inc-resources.html

Twitter: https://twitter.com/GirlsIncIndy

Other Resources:

Dove Self-esteem project