Leadership and Community Action: Teen Leadership Circles

Students build leadership and create social change through community projects.

Teen Leadership Circles provide an intensive, gender-specific development program for high school girls. Through their participation in TLC, young women will, in turn, become Peer Leaders within their school community. As the leaders, they will educate and support their peers by creating safe spaces and facilitating workshops.

Program Highlights:​​

• Become part of Girls Inc. National Network
• Opportunities to other Girls Inc. events and resources, such as GLAMOUR Women of the Year Awards, College Shower Scholarships, and a Girls Inc. mentor.
• Weekly trainings lead by professionals from Girls Inc. of New York City, resulting in becoming certified.
• Enjoy improved self-esteem, as the focus moves from personal appearance to personal strengths.
• Become peer leaders and mentors to their classmates.

Upon completion of training, Peer Leaders will recruit and facilitate Leadership Circles for their peers. These circles will cover a variety of topics ranging from body image, healthy sexuality, media literacy, economic literacy, as well as other Girls Inc. curricula.