“Picture the world through the eyes of a Girls Inc. girl. She belongs to a community that empowers her to pursue the biggest dreams she can dream. She is uplifted by the strength of a national organization that is committed to inspiring the leaders of tomorrow.”

Girls Inc. in Portsmouth is specifically designed to meed the needs and interests of at risk girls (and boys till 12) in the community. But from the looks of the happy faces and confidence there is no ‘at risk’, just kids learning to be strong, smart, and bold.

Through programs they try and reach out to girls to educate them on the options they have, and that being successful is attainable, and they can beat their circumstances.

A few of the programs include focusing on preventing adolescent pregnancy, economic literacy, and media literacy.

Preventing pregnancy empowers girls to discover responsible behavior and positive decision making. Economic literacy teaches skills and self confidence to learn how to contribute to the economy, how to budget, save and make informed financial decisions. Media literacy is aimed at shedding light on magazine and self-image marketing campaigns to increase confidence and overcome gender stereotypes.

They even offer Saturdays so girls have a place to go all week long to be engaged in a positive environment.