Enriching young women with positive formative experiences that replace obstacles with opportunities.
What We Do
Our goal is to initiate early, life-changing success by empowering our girls to reach their highest potential. Our programs are geared towards creating experiences for our students to lead to greater enrichment and empowerment.
Middle School
- Afterschool
- Summer Camp
- Individual Success Planning
High School – GrowU
- Weekly Enrichment Classes
- Summer Internships
- Individual Success Planning
We also offer in-school Leadership Groups.
Donate
Donors and supporters help foster young women by enabling GirlUp GVL to provide after-school programs, academic support, transportation, field trips, and other programs.
Volunteer
The support of our volunteers inspires the girls to discover their gifts, explore their talents and learn new skills, all while surrounded by love and encouragement.
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Monday for our high school enrichment session, we hosted a “Career Conversations” workshop, where the girls participated in a series of conversations with women from our community in varying career fields. Kind of like speed dating - but learning about careers - the girls rotated tables to speak with each woman here. The bonds formed in this short period of time were nothing short of priceless! So many of the girls were able to talk to professionals in their desired career fields, and others left considering career options they hadn’t before. This photo is such a beautiful testament to the amazing women in our community, and the power of women pouring into each other’s lives! 💕
A big thank you to @4ebonysullivan & @jhylin_ with @cassyelectric, @mlka0705 with @leagueacademysc, @ck_murphy sharing about being a physical therapist, @jenniferrosado with @rosadopropertiesgvl, Toni Carter with @tonituckerco, and Charlene Mangle with Loving Arms Healthcare Services!
“When I was in the class, I thought about that sheet. And I just accomplished one of my goals”
YES!!! This crew joined our friends @drivealerttrainingacademy for classroom instruction and to take their permit quiz. AND THEY ALL PASSED 🙌 for us, it’s not JUST doing driving classes. It’s all part of our Individual Success Planning where we take intentional time to meet with our students to map out their goals (through goal setting worksheets as mentioned above) and create additional opportunities (or find things around them!!) for them to reach these goals - and champion them along the way. Grateful for this wholistic approach at supporting our amazing girls 💕
**also - the reality of getting a good photo with a crew of teens 🤣**
Introducing our Spring 2023 interns, Caty and Sophia! They have been great additions to the GirlUp crew this semester! 💕
Caty is a junior Marketing major with a minor in Non-Profit Leadership, and Sophia is a senior Marketing major with minors in Women’s Leadership and Management!
Challenges are hard, but they’re easier to face when you have a friend by your side! Last Thursday, our friends from @cu_peerwise and @generalelectric tasked the girls with building a bridge out of popsicle sticks. While this caused some frustration, the girls never gave up and were able to work together to come up with a solution! 💕
We are SO PROUD and excited for @rebeccahayessss as she has been accepted into grad school @clemsonuniversity to become a school counselor!! At #GirlUpGVL, we desire to see everyone learn more about their gifts and talents and use them to reach their full potential. We can’t wait to see how she makes an impact in the future schools and students’ lives. *don’t worry, she’ll still be around supporting our programs in the meantime💕
Job shadowing day! A few of our girls were able to do some shadowing in the career fields they were interested in on Friday. One joined our friends @marleylilly to learn more about fashion and one joined @imagreenville to learn more about the medical field. These opportunities are so big in allowing our girls to see how their gifts and talents pair with their interest. Thanks @gcschools for allowing this to be a part of the school curriculum! 💕