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13666 East 14th Street
San Leandro, CA 94578

Website: www.girlsinc-alameda.org

Mission/Goals: Girls Incorporated of Alameda County is an affiliate of the national Girls Incorporated, the nation's leading voice for girls.
Girls Incorporated of Alameda County has provided programs and real-life options to girls in our community for over 45 years. Today, we offer year-round academic enrichment and skill-building programs, as well as counseling services. The mission of Girls Incorporated is to inspire all girls to be strong, smart and bold.

Notes: The national Girls Inc. runs a program, Friendly PEERsuasion, to prevent substance abuse and change substance abuse behavior among middle school girls. The evaluation provided here assesses this subprogram of Girls Inc., which may not be in use in Alameda County. Girls, Inc. of Alameda County serves all Alameda county residents and includes a large number of girls from Oakland.

Source(s): www.girlsinc-alameda.org

 Each year Girls Inc. serves more than 10,000 youth and their families at over 45 sites in Alameda County. Sixty percent are from families earning less than $30,000 annually; 82% are families of color; 52% are single parent families. 6-18 years Please click here for more information on this evaluation.

Type of Evaluation: Experimental

Note: The evaluation reported here does not include the Oakland program.

Objective: To determine the impact of Friendly PEERsuasion on substance abuse behaviors in girls.

Impact/Outcomes: The program was found to be most successful in delaying substance use in younger participants: 22% of younger, treatment group participants reported substance abuse compared to 34% in the control group. Younger participants were less likely to use "gateway" drugs. Treatment group participants also reported leaving situations where substance abuse was present more often than control group participants.

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