Girls, Inc. of Greater Philadelphia and South New Jersey

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Girls, Inc. of Greater Philadelphia and South New Jersey

Approach
Out of School/ Summer	Mentoring	Tutoring	Counseling/ Therapy	School-based	Clinic/ Provider-based	Service/ Vocational learning	Parent or family component	Other
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Outcomes
Educational/ Cognitive	Social/ Emotional	Life Skills	Physical Health	Behavior Problems	Reproductive	Citizenship	Mental Health
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Contact information:
1315 Walnut Street, Suite 1400
Philadelphia, PA 19107-4714

Website: www.girlsincpa-nj.org

Mission/Goals: Girls Inc. is a comprehensive human service organization specializing in services for girls, young women, and their families with particular emphasis on those in at risk situations. Girls Inc. is dedicated to addressing the unique needs of girls through advocacy education and direct services including the development of one to one mentoring relationships. Girls Inc. provides services to girls and their families living throughout the Philadelphia area as well as the surrounding counties including those in Southern New Jersey.

Source: www.girlsincpa-nj.org

Served 1 million girls nationally in 2002

6-18 years

Summary of Available Evaluation Information:
The evaluated Girls Inc. national program, Friendly PEERsuasion, to prevent substance abuse and change substance abuse behavior among middle school girls, is not offered in the Philadelphia and South New Jersey area. Several other Girls Inc. national programs are in Philadelphia and Southern New Jersey, including Project Forward, Project Self, School Sisters, Project Bold, Project Step, Services to Children in their Own Homes (SCOH), and (GirlSmart).

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