After-School Program

In addition to an individual approach, Gwen's Girls After-School Program incorporates a group approach. Groups are opportunities for girls to come together with peers with similar challenges and ambitions, get help with their homework, learn life skills, discover their unique talents, and have fun.  We know that a girl's peers are one of the major influences in her life.  Providing girls with a safe environment in which to build healthy relationships can make all the difference in the decisions she makes and the future she chooses.

In our After-School Program, we provide psycho-educational/therapeutic groups, activities and experiences in a peer group setting. Topics covered are based on the Ten Life Domains. Subjects covered include: Healthy Relationships, Being a Girl, Body Image, Honoring our Diversity, Expressing Individuality, Paths to the Future, Hygiene, STD and HIV Awareness, Nutrition, etc.

We also know the more support we can offer to each of our girls, the better the chance she has of realizing and reaching her potential.  Other groups, workshops, and projects offered in our After-School Program include:

		Health and Wellness Education and Workshops
		Mental Health Workshops and Educational Groups
		Therapeutic Groups, i.e. Grief and loss, sexual abuse, eating disorders
		Job Readiness Program
		Career Guidance and Job Shadowing
		Academic Enrichment and Tutoring Program
		Community Service Projects