RESOURCES
Our Resources section is designed to connect you with valuable programs, tools, and opportunities that support personal and professional growth for girls of color. This curated collection makes it easy to find relevant programs.
Use the search feature to explore resources across categories: Arts, Career Development, Empowerment, Guides & Research, Media, Mentorship, STEM, and Wellness or select All Categories to see all of the programs in the directory.

400 Foward
Seeking, inspiring, and mentoring the next generation of black women designers through art excellence.
Category
STEM, Mentorship, All Categories
Program Area
Midwest
Website

Angels N Tech
Offers year-round programs and events for both parents and young girls to look at every possible career choice the STEAM field has to offer. We take into account their civic and educational background with their natural talents and interest to ensure we are holistically meeting their needs.
Category
STEM, All Categories
Program Area
Southeast
Website

Beauty Marks for Girls
Mentorship program for girls whose mothers are incarcerated
Category
Mentorship, Empowerment, All Categories
Program Area
Sourheast
Website

Black Girl Environmentalist
National organization dedicated to addressing the pathway and retention issue in the climate movement for Black girls, women, and gender-expansive people
Category
STEM, Empowerment, All Categories
Program Area
National
Website

Black Girl Rising Inc.
Placing Black girls at promise by serving as a catalyst for change that improves outcomes for African American girls and their families
Category
Guides and Research, Empowerment, All Categories
Program Area
Midwest
Website

Black Girls Code
Focuses on providing technology education for African-American girls.
Category
STEM, All Categories
Program Area
National
Website

Black Girls Do Bike
Supporting a community of women and girls of color who share a passion for biking.
Category
Wellness, All Categories
Program Area
National
Website

Black Girls Dream Fund
Supports nonprofit organizations or projects in education, health and wellness, economic opportunity, social justice, and leadership and empowerment.
Category
Funding, All Categories
Program Area
Southeast
Website

Black Girls Lead
Building the self-confidence and leadership skills of Black girls by investing in their intellectual potential, broadening their cultural horizons, and helping them to empower themselves and others.
Category
Empowerment, Mentorship, All Categories
Program Area
National
Website

Black Girls Leadership Academy
Founded by Black women leaders from various states and professional backgrounds, who all shared a common goal: to empower young Black girls and women.
Category
Mentorship, All Categories
Program Area
National
Website

Black Girls Rock!
Empowering and celebrating Black girls and women through programs focused on leadership, education and cultural enrichment, fostering self-worth, pride and empowerment.
Category
Empowerment, STEM, All Categories
Program Area
National
Website

Black Girls Smile
Provides gender-responsive and culturally-affirming mental wellness education, resources, and support geared toward Black women and girls.
Category
Wellness, Empowerment, All Categories
Program Area
National
Website

Brown Girls Do Ballet
Helps increase participation of underrepresented populations in ballet programs through organizing and arranging ballet performances, photo exhibitions, and providing resources and scholarships to assist young girls in their ballet development and training.
Category
Arts, All Categories
Program Area
Northeast
Website

Career Girls
Digital online career Providing exploration and readiness content and
in-person school-based Career Girls Clubs
Category
Career Development, Empowerment, Guides and Research, All Categories
Program Area
National
Website

Chocolate Ballerinas
Contemporary community-based dance organization, that supports the hidden talents in youth and adult artists of color in the Philadelphia region.
Category
Arts, All Categories
Program Area
Northeast
Website

Code.org
Encourages people, including girls!, to learn computer science.
Category
STEM, All Categories
Program Area
National
Website

EveryBlackGirl Inc.
Organizes and provides programming to address the conditions leading to BlackGirls being pushed out of schools and becoming at risk for arrest, confinement and incarceration.
Category
Empowerment, Guides and Research, All Categories
Program Area
National
Website

Evoluer House
Delivers empowerment programs that help girls to envision a future devoid of disadvantages and filled with possibilities
Category
Empowerment, All Categories
Program Area
Northeast
Website

For Black Girls Inc.
Championing the empowerment of Black women and girls through a multifaceted approach encompassing education, literacy, arts, community, and advocacy. Our mission is to provide holistic services that address their diverse needs, cultivate a lifelong network of support, and dismantle barriers to equity and opportunity.
Category
Empowerment, Mentorship, All Categories
Program Area
National
Website

Girl Spring
An online community powered by girls for girls.
Category
Media, All Categories
Program Area
National
Website

GirlTalk
High school girl mentors are paired with middle school mentees to support them through their adolescent years. Younger girls get support that they need and older girls gain mentorship and leadership skills.
Category
Empowerment, Mentorship, All Categories
Program Area
National
Website

GirlUp
Helps girls access their inner power to advance the skills, rights, and opportunities of girls everywhere.
Category
Empowerment, All Categories
Program Area
Worldwide
Website

Girls Going Global
Empowering girls of color through travel and cultural exchange to become creators and leaders of the world.
Category
Empowerment, All Categories
Program Area
National
Website

Girls Inc.
Professionally trained staff and volunteers provide mentorship, safe spaces, and programming that address the unique challenges girls face and are proven to help girls succeed.
Category
Empowerment, Mentorship, All Categories
Program Area
National
Website

Girls Who Code
Guides programs that introduce girls to the world of computer science.
Category
STEM, All Categories
Program Area
National
Website

Girls for a Change
Empowering Black girls and other girls of color in Central Virginia to visualize their bright futures and potential through discovery, development, innovation, and social change in their communities.
Category
Empowerment, All Categories
Program Area
Southeast
Website

Girls of Color Initiative
Provides grantmaking, leadership development, and capacity building resources to support the advocacy and movement building of girls of color in the U.S. and its territories.
Category
Funding, All Categories
Program Area
National
Website

Girls on the Run
Works to encourage the development of self-respect and healthy lifestyles in pre-teen girls
Category
Wellness, All Categories
Program Area
National
Website

Gyrl Wonder
Shaping the next generation of Gyrl Leaders through social impact & career exploration. We are dedicated to bridging the gap between young women of color and the careers they aspire to in media and entertainment.
Category
Career Development, All Categories
Program Area
National
Website

I Am Why
Brings young women and gender expansive activists together with researchers and other partners to increase young activists’ individual and collective power. By celebrating their strengths and sharing their stories and visions for justice, young people lead the way to policies, practices and programs that work.
Category
Empowerment, Mentorship, All Categories
Program Area
National
Website

I Be Black Girl
A collective for Black women, femmes and girls to actualize their full potential to authentically be, through autonomy, abundance and liberation.
Category
Empowerment, Wellness, Funding, Guides and Research, All Categories
Program Area
National
Website

Know Your Worth Girls Inc.
Strengthening the selfesteem of at-risk girls while extending support to underserved families in Philadelphia.
Category
Empowerment, Mentorship, All Categories
Program Area
Northeast
Website

Ladies of Virtue
Captures the essence that Black girls everywhere have dreams—and those dreams are being realized every day thanks to the commitment Ladies of Virtue makes to mentoring young Black women and investing in their future.
The goal of the campaign is to amplify the success of amazing LOV alumni who have excelled despite the barriers against them in and outside of school.
Category
Empowerment, Mentorship, All Categories
Program Area
Midwest
Website

Ms. Foundation for Women
We build women’s collective power in the U.S. by investing in, and strengthening, the capacity of women-led movements to advance meaningful social, cultural, and economic change.
Category
Guides and Research, All Categories
Program Area
National
Website

National Coalition of 100 Black Women
Advocacy on behalf of Black women and girls
Category
Mentorship, Empowerment, All Categories
Program Area
National
Website

PowerPlay
Advancing the lives of girls through sports, helping them grow physically, emotionally and academically stronger.
Category
Wellness, Empowerment, All Categories
Program Area
Northeast
Website

Pretty Brown Girl
Empowering Black and Brown girls while encouraging self-acceptance by cultivating social, emotional & intellectual well-being.
Category
Empowerment, All Categories
Program Area
National
Website

Project STEAM Role
Encourages girls of color to recognize and embrace their ability to have careers in STEM through their participation in exploration activities and engagement with STEAM professionals,
Category
STEM, Career Development, Mentorship, All Categories
Program Area
Northeast
Website

The Beautiful Project
Uses storytelling and visual arts to advance the healing and representational justice of Black girls, gender expansive youth, and women in Durham, NC. They engage mutual care as a strategy for our full recognition and collectively wield pens and lenses to boldly add to the stories too often told about us, without us.
Category
Wellness, All Categories
Program Area
Southeast
Website
The Beautiful Project
Community-based arts organization in Durham, North Carolina that uses storytelling and visual arts to advance the healing and representational justice of Black girls, gender-expansive youth, and women.
Category
Arts
Program Area
Southeast
Website

The Black Girl Tribe
Educating and empowering Black Girls to uplift and advocate for one another, those empowered Black Girls can go on to becoming champions for the World.
Category
Empowerment, All Categories
Program Area
National
Website

The Brave House
A community of support for young immigrant and refugee women and gender-expansive youth, ages 16-24, in New York City, with a focus on survivors of gender-based violence. They provide free legal aid, community events, and holistic services, including leadership training, one-on-one advocacy, mental health support, job and school assistance, support for new and expecting moms, and much more.
Category
Empowerment, All Categories
Program Area
Northeast
Website

The Lighthouse Black Girl Projects
Leadership development for Black girls and women. Addressing the whole person—physical, emotional, spiritual and social wellbeing–all supported by an affirming sociopolitical structure.
Category
Empowerment, All Categories
Program Area
Southeast
Website

The Pulitzer Center
Champion the power of stories to make complex issues relevant and inspire action.
Category
Media, Arts, All Categories
Program Area
National
Website

We Rein Inc.
Create safe-brave spaces where young people who identify as Black and girl are visible, and their strengths, needs, voices, and stories are centered as they define themselves, practice living unapologetically, and develop the skills needed to become change agents in their own lives and communities.
Category
Empowerment, All Categories
Program Area
Northeast
Website

Women in Entertainment Empowerment Network
Promotes and defends a more balanced representation of BIPOC women in entertainment and across industries, the organization birthed its signature program, The WEEN Academy, in 2011. Over a decade later, the WEEN Academy is established as a world-renowned leadership course that affords its students the opportunity to learn from and connect with top executives and celebrities in entertainment, business and tech.
Category
Empowerment, STEM, Mentorship, All Categories
Program Area
Southeast
Website

WriteGirl
Creative writing and mentoring organization that promotes creativity, critical thinking and leadership skills to empower teen girls.
Category
Arts, All Categories
Program Area
West/ National
Website

Young Women Empowered
Cultivates the power of diverse young women to be creative leaders and courageous changemakers through transformative programs within a collaborative community of belonging. Offers programs for teens ages 13-19 in the Greater Seattle area.
Category
Empowerment, Mentorship, All Categories
Program Area
West
Website