The Boston Foundation Continues to Support Girls’ LEAP

Girls’ LEAP is pleased to announce our third year of funding from The Boston Foundation to support our expansion and capacity building. With the support of The Boston Foundation we have steadily increased our program capacity over the last 2 years, enabling us to offer 30 Standard Programs and serve 900 girls in FY 2009. The Boston Foundation, with its strong understanding of community issues in Boston, has targeted youth violence in general, along with the increasing problem of girls becoming more aggressive. We thank The Boston Foundation for its continued support and look forward to reaching even more girls in 2009/2010 and teaching them to stay safe through conflict resolution.

Girls’ LEAP Welcomes our Summer 2009 Teen Mentors and Interns

This summer Girls’ LEAP will be training 11 girls from across Boston to become Teen Mentors as part of our summer intensive. In addition to assisting with programs, participating in community “Speak-Out” events and creating individual “Digital” Stories-our Teen Mentors will receive public speaking and presentation training, along with their intensive self-defense and empowerment skills. Our 3 summer interns (Team Leaders) will supervise and assist the Teen Mentors, and help with other program development tasks. To find out more about our Teen Mentor program and internships, contact Tracey@girlsleap.org.

Summer Programs Kick-Off in July

This summer Girls’ LEAP will be offering Standard Programs, Introductory Workshops, and participating in community events throughout the City starting July 6th through the end of August. On August 13th Girls’ LEAP will host our annual Summer Community Day at the Family Justice Center. This event will feature program demonstrations from our young participants, introduction of our Teen Mentors and opportunities to learn more about our girl focused violence prevention curriculum. Contact Tracey@girlsleap.org for more information.

Blue Cross Blue Shield Showcases Girls’ LEAP

At a lunch seminar series, Blue Cross Blue Shield featured Deborah Weaver, Girls’ LEAP’s Executive Director and Dr. Deborah Prothrow-Stith, an expert on youth violence. Read more...

Girls’ LEAP and Citizen Schools Announce Partnership

Through major support from Verizon, Girls’ LEAP will offer programs at every Citizen Schools campus in Boston in the 2009-10 school year. Read more...

Girls’ LEAP Presents our FY08 Annual Report

Mayor Menino with LEAP Teen Mentors

Girls’ LEAP Teen Mentors participated in the Annual Girls’ Summit hosted by the Boston Centers for Youth and Families.  Mayor Menino has noted in the past that LEAP is one of the girl-serving organizations that he is “most proud to support.”