Websites:

www.girlsinc.org                                                                www.girlscando.com

Filled with surveys, games, and information to                              Helping girls discover their life’s

inspire girls to be strong, smart and bold                          passions whether they be art,

                                                                                                sports, science, or more

www.gurl.com                                                                     www.terrifichick.com

A place to write/learn about anything from emotions                      “Where being yourself is terrific!”

to school, and an opportunity to apply for grants to make Includes message boards,

dreams become realities                                                 crafts, cultures, and more

Magazines:

Teen Voices                                                                         New Moon

www.teenvoices.com                                                                  www.newmoon.org

“Because you’re more than just a pretty face.”                              “For every girl who wants her

With current events, art, culture, school, girls’ opinions,                voice heard and her dreams

And an opportunity to write articles!                                             taken seriously.”  Articles about

the lives of girls around the         

Stone Soup                                                                          globe, art, poetry, fiction and

www.stonesoup.com                                                                  more

A magazine by young writers and artists.  If you are         

a writer or an artist, here is your chance to shine and         

get published!                                                               

Books:

Girl Power: Young Women Speak Out              No Body’s Perfect

By Hillary Carlip                                                             By Kimberly Kirberger   

Writings by teenage girls from diverse                             Stories by teens about body image, self-

backgrounds about their worries, hopes, and dreams        acceptance, and the search for identity

Girls and Young Women Leading the Way     Deal With It

By Frances Karnes and Suzanne Bean                            By Esther Drill, Heather McDonald, and

Written by girls who took action in their schools and         Rebecca Odes

communities to solve problems and initiate social             A whole new approach to your body,

change                                                                          brain, and life as a “gurl”

Is there a Woman in the House or Senate?    Ophelia Speaks

By Bryna Fireside                                                          By Sara Shandler

A Collective biography of 10 women who made                 Adolescent girls write about their search

significant contributions in American politics                     for self

Throw Like a Girl                                                    Girls

By Shelley Frost and Ann Troussieux                              By Penny Colman

Discovering the body, mind, and spirit of the                     Rarely recorded experiences of

athlete in you                                                                 females growing up in America

Bookstores:

Women and Children First

5233 N. Clark St., Chicago, IL 60640

(773) 769-9299

www.womenandchildrenfirst.com

Groups:

Sisters Empowering Sisters                               Destiny Girls

Girl’s Best Friend Foundation                                          Evanston YWCA

(312) 266-2848                                                               (847) 425-4094

www.girlsbestfriend.org                                                   Helping girls get to know themselves

Direct leadership opportunities for girls                             better

Girls! Action! Media!                                               This is Me Improv and T.I.M.E.

Beyond Media Education                                                This is Me

(773) 973-2280                                                               (773) 489-5545

www.beyondmedia.org                                                    www.thisismeinc.org

Workshops that teach girls about technology and             Diverse enrichment opportunities and

the media while letting them use their own creativity          programs for adolescent girls

Female Action, Voice, and Change                   Girl World

Street Level Youth Media                                                Alternatives, Inc.

(773) 862-5331                                                               www.alternativesyouth.org

www.street-level.org                                                       (773) 489-7474  

Workshops teaching girls to make videos and                  Leadership, programming, and

websites, while dealing with issues that matter                 advocacy for girls                      

Sisters in Unity, Sisters of Struggle, and Young Women of Color

Family Matters

(773) 564-6011

www.familymatterschicago.org

Creating a safe space where girls and young women can develop their potential and celebrate their gifts and interests, and explore their dreams

Organizations:

Girl’s Best Friend Foundation

(312) 266-2848

www.girlsbestfriend.org

Providing positive programs that build on girls’ strengths, empower them to make decisions for themselves, and give them a safe space to grow

Chicago National Organization for Women

(312) 578-9351

www.chicagonow.org

Working for political, social, and personal change for women and girls

Contact: cnowweb@yahoo.com