PROGRAMS FOR GIRLS
Girls ASPIRE Summer Leadership Program
The Girls ASPIRE Leadership Program is for those girls who have completed 6th, 7th or 8th grade. New in 2025, the program is for two weeks (Monday - Friday) from 9am - 5pm. The program is open to all students in Genesee County at no cost.
Registration is due by May 27, 2025
The overall goal of the program is to build the next generation of leaders and specific objectives of the program are to promote:
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self-efficacy and a belief in one’s ability to succeed;
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an understanding of one’s identity and sense of self;
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exploration of leadership style and skills;
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skills to overcome objections and challenges;
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connections with role models and mentors;
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self-care and responsible decision-making;
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development of healthy relationships; and,
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life goal setting and career exploration.
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Summer 2025 Girls ASPIRE Leadership Program
8th graders
Monday, June 16 - Friday, June 27, 2025
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7th graders
Monday, July 7 - Friday, July 18, 2025
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6th graders
Monday, July 21 - Friday, August 1, 2025
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Young Women Choosing to Succeed
Young Women Choosing to Succeed is a 10-week program focusing on mindfulness, self, leadership and healthy relationships for 7th and 8th grade girls. Students meet during a class period or after school with a YWCA facilitator one or two days a week. The program is offered on-site at a partner school.
Mothers and Daughters ASPIRE Circle
This workshop is for mothers or female-identifying caregivers and their daughters (11 years of age or older) to join together in combined groups to strengthen their bonds through shared listening, creative expression, and skill building. Activities are designed to promote empathy, communication skills, stress reduction, setting limits and honoring boundaries, exploring meanings and messages about female identity, identifying relationship accountability, and experiencing affirmation together and within their broader female community. This program may be presented as a day-long session or a series of shorter workshops.
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For more information about our programs for girls, please contact Kanisha Clemons, Program Coordinator at kanishaclemons@ywcaflint.org.
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