Inspiring all girls
to be strong, smart, and bold



DECEMBER 2018
WITH YOU IN HER CORNER...SHE WILL SUCCEED.
We Wish You a Joyous Holiday Season
Every girl deserves to grow up safe, respected, and valued.

Your year-end gift helps ensure girls have the foundation to reach their highest potential.
Three Weeks Remain to Support Girls Inc. Through Santa Barbara Gives!
You still have time to support Girls Inc. and our She Votes program to educate and empower girls to become engaged citizens.

Learn more about She Votes and donate via the Santa Barbara Gives campaign through 12/31/18.
IMAGINING THE FUTURE FOR GIRLS' RIGHTS
Thank you for helping us celebrate 60 years of impact in Santa Barbara with our year-long anniversary campaign, " imagining the future for girls. " We invite you to continue to stand with us for girls' rights so that each girl may navigate gender, economic, and social barriers and grow up healthy, educated, and independent.
GIRLS HAVE THE RIGHT TO...
Be president of the United States!
- SBWPC President Catherine Swysen
Have their bodies and opinions respected.
- Assemblymember Monique Lim ó n
Dream and achieve WITHOUT limits!
- 2018 Girls Inc. Board Chair Brian Lloyd
Be powerful!
- Mayor Cathy Murillo
STRONG, SMART, AND BOLD IN ACTION
Blog: Artivism (Art + Activism) for Teens
Learn how the Teen Center girls explored activism by using art to elevate their voices and develop their own social justice messages.

Gymnasts Soar at State Competition
Congratulations to the Girls Inc. Gymnastics competitive team for achieving four top 3 finishes at November's Southern California State Championships. This year, nearly half of the team is competing at a Level 6 or above.

Horse Power
Our partnership with Hearts Therapeutic Equestrian Center is teaching girls to build confidence, resilience, and leadership skills.


Program costs are supported entirely through donations. Contact Girls Inc. to make a gift in support of the Horse Power program in 2019.
ADVOCACY IN ACTION
Join Girls Inc. in Standing Up for Title IX

The Department of Education's new Title IX regulations significantly narrow the definition of sexual harassment, making it far less likely that K-12 schools will investigate incidents and take appropriate action to protect our youngest and most vulnerable students from sex discrimination. We are in the 60-day period of public notice and comment. Make your voice heard now to reinstate Title IX protections.
"At a time when our society is just starting to recognize the pervasiveness of sexual assault, we should not be rolling back the rights of student survivors, making our schools less safe."

- Lara Kauffman,
Girls Inc. National Director of Public Policy