Youth need us more than ever today. We are focused on amplifying their voices, emboldening their courage, and imparting critical life and self-defense skills so they can take on challenges with confidence.
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Join us in Celebrating our 2024 Summer Participants and Welcoming the Fall Season!
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Girls served
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Graduates build skills to
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Graduates believe their female peers are invested in their success
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"Girls’ LEAP is safe."
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"I now know that I can defend myself in different ways."
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"Girls’ LEAP is powerful."
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Thank You Boston Children’s Collaboration for Community Health
Awards
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We’re now rated by
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You can ‘Give with Confidence’ knowing that we have been independently evaluated for effectively stewarding donations.
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We’ve just earned our
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You can ‘Give with Confidence’ knowing that we have been independently evaluated for effectively stewarding donations.
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Anna B. Stearns Foundation 2022 Sylvia Simmons Award for Best Practice
We are a nonprofit organization exhibiting innovation and excellence in serving the needs of women and girls in the Greater Boston area.
We are a 2023
Cummings Grant winner!
Girls’ LEAP is incredibly proud and thankful to be a recipient of the Cummings Foundation grant!