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Ranking Good Idea
Description The goal of Girls 2000 is to provide low-income girls, aged 10-18, living in the Hunters Point public housing development in San Francisco, CA with exposure and experiences to help them overcome obstacles that they may encounter.

Girls 2000 provides various services, including: computer instruction, academic tutoring, gender specific support, career mentoring and employment development training, life skills classes, counseling, field trips, art and dance classes and projects, and supervised Friday night outings.
Goal / Mission The goal of Girls 2000 is to provide low-income girls with exposure and experiences to help them overcome obstacles that they may encounter.
Results / Accomplishments Girls 2000 provides its services to 50 girls and young women each year.
Categories Social Environment / Children's Social Environment
Health / Prevention & Safety
Health / Teen & Adolescent Health
Organization(s) Hunters Point Family
Date of Implementation 1997
Geographic Type Urban
Location City: San Francisco, CA
Primary Contact Takai Tyler
(415) 822-8895
http://www.hunterspointfamily.org/girls.html
Target Audience Racial / Ethnic Minorities, Girls ages 10-18
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