The Girls' Coalition On-Line Resource Directory is a one-of-its-kind resource guide for girls and the adults who support girls. There are more than 560 resources listed in the directory.  The nine main sections are described below.  Programs can be searched alphabetically by name, by geographic area served, and by topic (specialized areas of focus such as arts, health, or sports and recreation).

1 and 2. Programs--Girls Only and Coed--after-school, in-school, and summer programs; most have a weekly schedule of activities focused on one or more areas (e.g., sports, arts, science).

For a directory of nation-wide "Outdoor and Experiential Education Programs for Adolescent Girls" go to:
http://www.womanonsafari.org/girlsresource/

Other directories of Boston-area coed programs include:
Boston Youth Zone 
East Boston Youth Task Force 
GoCityKids 
Parents United for Child Care
Massachusetts Office of Child Care Services

3 and 4. Services--Girls Only and Coed--organizations that provide a specific service for youth such as counseling, health care, family planning, career planning, child care for teen moms.

5 and 6. Advocacy--Girls Only and Coed--individuals and organizations involved in educating the public and/or doing advocacy work (e.g., legal assistance, public policy) around issues affecting girls in particular or youth in general. Subcategories are:

a) Professional Development--trainings, workshops, and conferences for adults working with youth

b) Peer Education--trainings and education and advocacy efforts led by youth for youth

7. Education--girls’ only K-12 schools, women’s only colleges, and women's and gender studies programs, in New England. 
For national listings, see also:
Women’s Colleges (nationwide):
Women’s Studies Programs (nationwide)

For Girls’ Coalition Members Only

8.  Funders--organizations that explicitly identify supporting girls and young women as part of their mission and/or organizations with a specific interest in or history of funding girls-only programs and/or “gender-sensitive” coed programs. 

9.  Professional Development--academic and community people (i.e. researchers and practitioners) who have expertise on a variety of topics and who are available to provide keynotes, research, and/or consultation to your program.

10. Other Girls’ Coalitions--coalitions in other cities serving girls and their adult advocates.

Gender Sensitive Programming
We encourage users of this directory to consult resources such as those listed below to inform your search for programs and services that intentionally strive to be gender sensitive and to build on girls’ strengths, needs, and perspectives.

Gender Matters: Funding Effective Programs for Women and Girls (Molly Mead, 2001)

Integrating Vision & Reality: Possibilities for Urban Girls Programs (Molly Mead and the Young Sisters for Justice, 2000)

Learning from Girls in Action: Building Strengths and Saving Self-Esteem in Early
Adolescence (Paul and Phyllis Fireman Charitable Foundation, 2000)

Principles of Gender Specific Programming for Girls (Rhode Island Girls’ Coalition website: www.rigirlscoalition.org/principle.html)

Note:
The organizations in this resource directory do not necessarily reflect the mission of the Girls’ Coalition of Greater Boston, nor the opinions of its staff, leadership council, or members.  We are not personally familiar with all of the organizations listed, and therefore cannot attest that they conform to research-based/practice-proven models of gender-sensitive programming.