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| Last updated on November 20, 2008 |
Our Mission: Powerful Voices fosters adolescent girls' development by providing programs and promoting social justice so girls can realize their dreams, engage their communities and shape a better world. Our mission is firmly rooted in our belief that strong girls become strong women.
Our Vision: All girls live healthy, personally meaningful lives in a society that values them.
Description:
Powerful Voices provides programs free of charge for girls in Seattle public middle schools and high schools as well as programs for girls detained in King County Juvenile Detention and upon their release. These programs focus on developing the individual strengths of young women. Our two core programs are Girls Rights! Action! Power! (Girls RAP) and Strength Through All-Girl Education and Support (STAGES). These programs are facilitated by Powerful Voices instructors and volunteer adult participants and range from one-day healthcare workshops for incarcerated girls, to after-school yearlong programs in middle schools, to case management. The programs have a core curriculum that can be tailored to meet the needs of the group in question and respond directly to the individual interests of the girls, focusing on their abilities and strengths.
History:
Three women with the vision, experience and desire to improve the lives of girls founded Powerful Voices in 1995. Their first assignment was to create a county-wide needs assessment, "Powerful Voices, King County Women Talk About Their Needs". The resulting report has been used to create new initiatives for women in our region. For Powerful Voices, it pointed out an important issue, many of the challenges facing women in King County were rooted in adolescence. Powerful Voices formed to address these issues at their root by developing the individual potential in adolescent girls. This past year (2007), 550 girls were served in our combined programs.
Contact people:
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Sarah Walczyk, Marketing Director, (email)
Tyler Bosma, Office Manager, (email) |
Main office number: (206) 860-1026
Office fax number: (206) 860-2084
Address:
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1620 - 18th Avenue, Suite 100
Seattle, WA 98122
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Web Site: http://www.powerfulvoices.org
Directions:
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Powerful Voices is located on the corner of 18th Avenue and Madison. From I-5, exit onto Madison, and continue east. Turn right on 18th Avenue. Powerful Voices is located on the left, in the brown building on the corner. |
Miscellaneous Information
| Liability |
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Yes
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| Does your organization welcome court-ordered community service volunteers? |
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No
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| Does your organization have volunteer positions for youth 12-18? |
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No
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