SUMMER PROGRAMS
IMAPCT REPORT
Every girl deserves to feel confident. YOU make that possible. THANK YOU!
MY FAVORITE PART: EACH WEEK WE ASK THE GIRLS WHAT THEY LEARN ABOUT THEMSELVES
Your true confidence and willingness to show that vulnerability is a strength inspires these girls to share and trust themselves.
SOPHIA FORESTA
After Week 1, the girls shared:
I’m a human and I can make mistakes. I can replace my fixed mindset with a growth mindset.
I can accomplish many things if I believe in myself.
Everyone's amazing- and confidence is a skill that helps you go through things.
I'm beautiful and I'm a yet queen!
Having a growth mindset will help me believe in myself and I can accomplish amazing things.
I am worth it and my own unique and special in my own way.
That I need to be more confident about myself, and to always believe.
We have over 60,000 thoughts daily so its completely normal to have a fixed mindset sometime.
I am a yet queen ⭐️ and I should always try to have a growth mindset.
PHYLICIA GEORGE
After Week 2, the girls shared:
TO BELIEVE IN MYSELF!! AND TRUST MYSELF
I can make myself more strong, empowered, and confident!
I need to love myself a little more and heal so I’m not comparing myself to others
It’s really important to love yourself completely.
I am beautiful. I am brave. I am enough.
To be confident and do not care what other people think. Be proud who you are.
IVE LEARNED TO LOVE MYSELF BECAUSE IM CONFIDENT IN WHO I AM BECAUSE IM MORE THAN ENOUGH.
The most important thing I learned about myself is that I can use my words to uplift me.
I am enough and labels do NOT define me.
ALICE MERRYWEATHER
After Week 3, the girls shared:
I am going to fail sometimes and that is okay because I can and will learn from it.
That even when i DO FAIL its good. i can learn from it, embrace it, fail UP.
That I’m amazing and not worthless!
Sometimes when I fail I get in a fixed mindset and I learned I can be empowered by it.
I can just keep trying, even if I fail or things don’t go right the first time.
I don’t have to always be perfect.
I should learn from my mistakes. FAILURE ISN’T FINAL!!!
Don’t run away from challenges or be intimidated instead learn from it.
Failure doesn’t define you!
Failure isn't final I just need to try and apply myself.
Use failure to learn and fuel myself.
To inspire myself.
ANDREA NORRIS
After Week 4, the girls shared:
I learned how to advocate for myself and to not be afraid of speaking up.
Communication is key in advocating for myself.
I can talk about my feelings and shouldn’t feel like I can't.
The most important thing I learned today was advocating for yourself and not being afraid to share my emotions.
You have to believe in yourself.
I learned that I will not be a burden for expressing my opinion.
I can stick up and advocate for myself!
Sharing my feelings is not something to be afraid of!!
You have to believe in yourself.
That communication is necessary for myself to feel better and improve my feelings.
I am wonderful as I am.
I'm slay!
SOPHIA FORESTA
SOPHIA FORESTA
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SOPHIA FORESTA
THIS FALL YOU ENCOURAGED, INSPIRED, AND SUPPORTED A TOTAL OF:
227 ZGiRLS
SCHOLARSHIP
ETHNICITY
28 STATES
Yes, we love data, and it’s an easy way to have an overview on the impact we’re making. But……
Some of the girls stories cannot be told by a number or percentage, they are dealing with so much more and it affects their confidence. During registration parents are asked in the scholarship application how our program will benefit their daughters:
Getting her positive energy flowing will make her enjoy life and school again. She focuses on what people think about her which she never did before being bullied. I just want her to accept herself for who she is.
My daughter struggles with self confidence and having low self esteem. She has been getting bullied about her weight for the last two years and I just want her to learn about loving herself.
I think this could help her see she is stronger than she thinks and that she deserves success and happiness.
My daughter is a beautiful young lady but sometimes has low self esteem I just want to to know she's beautiful inside and out.
My daughter is having a hard time with who she is right now. She is always comparing herself to others, struggles with her self identity, and doesn’t see her worth. I’m having a hard time connecting with her on how to deal with these things.
I believe my child will benefit from this program because she has a self-esteem issue because she doesn’t like her body type. She feels ugly and fat. She’s beautiful though.
She is unsure of herself and has no confidence in herself. She was abandoned by her parents and she gets bullied at school. I try, as her grandmother and legal guardian to try help boost her confidence but to no avail. So I’m seeking help to help my granddaughter.
Your commitment to empowering and inspiring the next generation of ZGiRLS is needed. With your help they are learning to show up as 100% themselves!!! Below you can see the results from the girls after they completed the program:
CONFIDENCE IN ABILITIES
70% increase in girls who say they feel confident in their abilites.
LEADERSHIP
70% increase in girls who say they believe that they are a leader.
BELIEF IN ONESELF
41% increase in girls who say they have a positive self-image.
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NEED ADVICE???
OUR ZGiRLS HAVE YOU COVERED!
After the program we asked them…If you could give another girl advice on how to step into her confidence, what you would you tell her??
ALWAYS believe in yourself. - Age 11
That you need to advocate for yourself and to be proud of who you are. - Age 12
You have to be proud of yourself and be confident. - Age 12
I would tell her that she can do anything she puts her mind to and that she will always have support and its okay to feel how she feels. - Age 11
Stop worrying about what others think about you. you are beautiful, smart, confident. - Age 12
Don't give up- don't care what anyone else says - or say to yourself you can do it. Your still capable like everyone else- and you can't do it YET :D - Age 11
Don’t give up I know you want to but keep trying it’ll be worth it. - Age 14
Just be yourself and be proud of who you are. - Age 12
I would tell her, “it doesn’t matter how others think about you, it only matters how you think about yourself. So have good thoughts about yourself.” - Age 12
I would tell her to list things she’s proud of herself and her most important things she enjoys of herself. - Age 13
I would tell her advocate herself by sharing her emotions and being brave to do so even when it is hard. Also using the word yet when being positive to yourself because you will get there. - Age 12