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Girls, Inc. of New Hampshire with subsidiaries in Maine and Vermont

 

 

Entrepreneur: Cathy Duffy

Address: 815 Elm Street, Suite 4-A
Manchester, NH 03101

Telephone: (603) 625-1296
FAX: (603) 625-2627

Email: Info@girlsincnewhampshire.org
Web Site: http://www.girlsincnewhampshire.org/

Grant Amount: $50,000 (Norwell House); $77,600 (Corporate Partners Project); $36,916.66 (2004 Expansion of program in Maine); $5000 (2005 Additional support for Maine outreach); $33,855 (2005 Additional support for Maine outreach); $110,000 ( 2006 To open Girls, Inc center in Portland, Maine).

Mission Statement

The mission of Girls Inc. is to help girls achieve their personal best through one-on-one attention, leadership development, a talented staff and volunteers, a wide range of enrichment programs, and a caring family environment.

Purpose of Grant

$50,000 To support the Norwell House program to provide a place where young women and girls who are pregnant or have babies could go for shelter as well as to provide them a base in which to live safely while they acquired skills or education to help them and their children.

$77,600 To support Corporate Partnership Outreach

$36,916.66 To support 2004 program outreach in Maine

$5000 Additional support for Maine outreach

$33,855 Additional support for Maine outreach

$110,000 To support opening of Girls, Inc center in Portland, Maine

 

Additional Information

Girls Incorporated of New Hampshire, where girls achieve their personal best, is part of a national nonprofit youth organization dedicated to inspiring all girls to be strong, smart, and bold. For over 55 years nationally, and 32 years in New Hampshire - they have provided vital educational programs to millions of American girls. Girls Incorporated of New Hampshire, now with subsidiaries in Southern Maine and Windsor County, Vermont is dedicated to developing the confidence, intelligence and leadership abilities of girls. Every day, role models work with girls on educational and recreational programs that help them to develop into intelligent, confident women. Girls Inc. programs, education and mentoring -and the opportunities that arise from them - are tailored to the community in which they are offered.

Every staff member at Girls Incorporated of New Hampshire believes that a personalized approach is the best way to be certain that they are making a difference in a girl's life. Most importantly, they create a family environment where members feel a strong sense of community and belonging. Girls Incorporated of New Hampshire's programs are designed to provide girls with an environment in which they can be themselves among supportive peers. They offer year round programming in after-school and summer camp programs, and through enrichment programs provided in schools, during school hours. The agency is the only affiliate of its national organization with a region that reaches into three states.  Programs take place at four year-round Girls Centers in Nashua, Manchester, Concord, and Rochester, as well as in over 100 schools throughout New Hampshire, Southern Maine and Windsor County, Vermont.