Enabling girls to pursue careers, achieve economic autonomy and integrate a career into their lives as women and as family members.

Enabling girls to conquer life's basic challenges in areas both traditional and non-traditional for women and to function independently and interdependently.

A variety of different sports are available at the center and taught to all age groups, however, not all age groups compete.

Encouraging girls to appreciate their own and other's heritage, to enjoy diverse forms of creative expression and to recognize the contributions of women to history and culture.

Enabling girls to develop and maintain healthy bodies, as well as functioning comfortably and responsibly where sexuality is concerned.

Enabling girls to exercise personal and collective power and challenging them to contribute to positive change.

Girls learn to manage money, invest, and begin to develop an appreciation for global economics and develop skills needed to be economically independent.

Girls increase their awareness of the scope and power of the media and the effects of media messages on girls and women and learn to create images that are more realistic and reflective of their lives.

Girls develop enthusiasm for and skills in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. Through hands-on activities, girls explore, ask questions, and solve problems.

Girls build their leadership skills and create lasting social change through community action projects.

Girls acquire the knowledge and skills necessary to take charge of and to make informed, thoughtful decisions about their sexual health. Girls learn to identify ways and reasons to avoid early pregnancy.

Girls learn to appreciate an active lifestyle as they develop movement and athletic skills, cooperative and competitive spirit, health awareness, and interest in sports and adventure activities.

Project BOLD® and Friendly PEERsuasion® focus on violence and substance abuse prevention.

The MicroSociety model uses an innovative delivery system in which students create and run a miniature society within their afterschool program.

Many Girls Inc. programs are offered at school, community and private venues throughout Sarasota County, including Sarasota, Laurel/Nokomis, Venice, North Port and Englewood.

The mission of Girls on the Run is to educate and prepare girls for a lifetime of self-respect and healthy living.