10 Community Counts. The Lower Eastside Girls Club’s programs build individual strengths and resiliencies. Girls are supported by a strong network of local staff, mentors and volunteers. 9 Prevention Works. Our health, wellness, work-readiness, college and career counseling programs keep young women safe and focused on the future. 8 We employ teens! Unemployment is rising and it’s hardest on teens. We provide jobs, training and career opportunities for hundreds of youth per year. 7 We partner with schools. Girls Club programs compliment and enhance the work of our local educational community. We bring innovative and thought-provoking workshops to neighborhood schools reaching thousands of youth per year. 6 We create women scientists. Our STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) projects foster a love of science in girls ages 8–18. That’s a good thing because our new “green” building will have super science and technology labs and a 30’ Dome Planetarium! 5 Green is our favorite color. We provide educational programs and activities that address global warming, food security, and other issues our planet is facing. We also run a local farmer’s market. 4 We're entrepreneurial. Our economy runs on the work of small business owners. Girls Club programs like our Sweet Things Bake Shop and La Tiendita “Girl-Made and Fair Trade” gift shops teach entrepreneurial skills. And we’ve just opened a new business: Celebrate Café at The Bowery Poetry Club! 3 WE've gone global. The Lower Eastside Girls Club works with and supports girls’ programs around the world. We have sister programs in Chiapas, Mexico; New Orleans, Louisiana; Kathmandu, Nepal and Kibera, Kenya. 2 WE're planning ahead. Our mission: Raising the next generation of Environmental, Entrepreneurial and Ethical Leaders!
1 Our new building! We’re building one of the most exciting and innovative Girls Club Community Centers you’ve ever seen, in order to house our arts, literacy, health, science and technology programs! How can you be a bigger part of our life? Donate now!
Pick a program near to your heart and help us make it happen!
To learn more about specific programs, visit our website and be sure to click on “Girlville” where the girls post their latest projects.You can donate by one of three ways:
- Donate online by credit card through our secure server.
Make one gift or pledge a donation and pay over time.- Send a check to:
The Lower Eastside Girls Club, attn: Donation
56 East 1st Street, New York, NY 10003
- Call (212) 982-1633 (ext. 107) to make a donation over the phone.
Support our social venture/earned income businesses.
Order baked goods for your next event from our Sweet Things Bake Shop. Shop at La Tiendita online and at Essex Market. Come to our Farmers’ Market in the summer. Visit our newest venture: Celebrate Café at The Bowery Poetry Club. Come for lunch, brunch, snacks, and bring your friends and family!♥ The Lower Eastside Girls Club ♥
www.girlsclub.org
The Lower Eastside Girls Club is dedicated to providing a place where girls and young women 8-23 can grow, learn, have fun, and develop confidence in themselves and their ability to make a difference in the world. By delivering strong and innovative arts, athletic, cultural, life-skills and career oriented programming, we provide girls with the vision to plan - and the tools to build - their future.
Visit us online at: www.girlsclub.org
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