Press Releases
GIRLS INCORPORATED OF TARRANT COUNTY RECEIVES FUNDING TO INSPIRE GIRLS TO BE STRONG, SMART, AND BOLD
ARLINGTON, TX, June 30, 2010 – Girls Incorporated of Tarrant County recently received grant funding from several foundations to support their mission of inspiring all girls to be strong, smart, and bold! The grants were awarded to Girls Inc. in June 2010 and will be used to support Girls Inc.’s nationally researched programs. Read more...
LOCAL YOUNG GIRL GOES TO WASHINGTON DC TO PRESENT ORIGINAL CONGRESSIONAL BILL TO POLITICIANS
ARLINGTON, TX, June 10, 2010 – Susana Victor, an 8th grader at Stripling Middle School, is headed to Washington, D.C. on June 15 to present her congressional bill on improving conditions for children in foster care. Susana competed along with two other groups in Girls Rock the House (GRTH), a national initiative for 8th grade girls in political districts represented by women of the House of Representatives... Read more...
GIRLS INC. OF TARRANT COUNTY HOSTS 12TH ANNUAL SISTER TO SISTER SUMMIT WITH FOCUS ON ECONOMIC LITERACY
ARLINGTON, TX, March 29, 2010 – Girls Incorporated of Tarrant County is excited to host the 12th Annual Sister 2 Sister Summit Saturday, April 24, from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Arlington ISD Professional Development Center. This event is FREE to girls ages 6-18. This annual event helps girls build a support network of community role models and peers who are dedicated to girls’ issues. Read more...
GIRLS INC. AND TCU TEAM UP TO CELEBRATE NATIONAL GIRLS & WOMEN IN SPORTS DAY
ARLINGTON, TX, January 28, 2010 – Girls Incorporated of Tarrant County and Texas Christian University are celebrating National Girls and Women in Sports Day by hosting a free sports clinic for girls 5-18. The clinic will be held Saturday, February 6 from 10:30 a.m.-2 p.m. in TCU’s Ed & Rae Schollmaier Basketball Complex. Girls will also attend the TCU vs. Air Force basketball game at noon and receive a t-shirt, food, and drink at no cost. Read more...
GIRLS INC. SEEKS NOMINATIONS FOR THE STRONG & BOLD WOMAN AWARDS
ARLINGTON, Texas, March 25, 2009 – Girls Incorporated of Tarrant County is asking the community for nominations of candidates for the “Strong, Smart, and Bold” Awards. The Strong Woman and Bold Woman Awards will honor two outstanding women in the area for their contribution to the community and their courage, confidence and character whose leadership inspires girls. Read more...
YOUNG ENTREPRENEURS WIN TRIP TO NEW YORK CITY
FOR THIRD CONSECUTIVE YEAR
ARLINGTON, Texas, May 28, 2008 – Five young girls from Girls Inc. of Tarrant County have been selected as winners in the 2008 Girls Inc. Corporate CampSM for Entrepreneurs for the third consecutive year. Read more...
GIRLS INC. HOSTS 10TH ANNUAL SISTER 2 SISTER SUMMIT TO HELP GIRLS BUILD A SUPPORT NETWORK WITH COMMUNITY ROLE MODELS
ARLINGTON, Texas, April 22, 2008 – Tarrant County girls ages 8-17 are all invited to join Girls Inc. of Tarrant County for their 10th Annual Sister 2 Sister Summit, Saturday, May 3 at the Girls Inc. Center in Arlington. Read more...
GIRLS INC. OF TARRANT COUNTY HONORED AT WOMEN’S POLICY FORUM FOUNDATION’S CELEBRITY BREAKFAST
ARLINGTON, Texas, March 6, 2008 – Girls Incorporated of Tarrant County has been chosen to receive the Knapp-Perkins Award at the Women’s Policy Forum Foundation’s Celebrity Breakfast on March 6, 2008 at the Fort Worth Convention Center. Read more...
