Girls' Coalition of Greater Boston

The Girls' Coalition of Greater Boston is a member-driven consortium dedicated to building the capacity of individuals and organizations to meet the needs of girls effectively and efficiently.  We bring together people and resources to educate, advocate, and network on behalf of girls.   Become a Coalition member today!  (See "join us" button above.) For the Girls' Coalition 2006-2007 calendar of events, click here .

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CDC Report: Preventing Childhood Sexual Abuse within Youth Serving Organizations. Just Released: May, 2007

Executive Summary, 2007-2011 Business Plan:

http://www.girlscoalition.org/about/EXECUTIVE%20SUMMARY.asp

ADDITIONS TO RESEARCH: see
NEW: Boston Indicators report Just released, June 19th click on "Research" to read the summary and/or download the full report or go to www.bostonindicators.org

-Know more about resource needs: Read: THE NEED FOR ADEQUATE RESOURCES FOR AT-RISK CHILDREN* by Whitney C. Allgood, The Economic Policy Institute. (GC Resource Section under "articles").

Research
The Truth About Boys and Girls (Sara Mead; Education Sector). "The real story is not bad news about boys, it's good news about girls doing better." Download PDF

If you want to read the recent Girls' Coalition "Where Are the Girls?" report (released Jan.2006) is available here: Publications



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The Girls' Coalition needs your help to continue to provide its comprehensive services. Whether you can help by volunteering your expertise or by making a donation, it will be greatly appreciated by all of us—staff, leadership council, constituents, and most importantly, girls!

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The comprehensive Girls' Coalition report, "Understanding and Supporting Prostituted Girls," was authored in partnership with more than 15 individuals and organizations working on behalf of girls.  The report investigates pathways into prostitution, promising intervention programs and prevention strategies, new research, and extensive local and national resources related to girls and commercial sexual exploitation.  The report is free to members of the Girls' Coalition; nonmembers may purchase it for $10.  Click here http://www.girlscoalition.org/journal/default.asp for more information.

Click on the "Girl Matters" section of this website and you can read our 2006 Journals, Supporting Girls With Disabilities and Meeting the Needs of Refugee and Immigrant Girls.
If you have trouble accessing this important information, or if you are not a current member, email us at info@girlscoalition.org .  This Spring 2007, we will publish a journal on Girls' Healthiness and Sports.  This edition will introduce a major Girls' Coalition focus on Girls' Health and will include content to "make the Case for Girls in Sports".

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