Join the Girls Coalition of Southwestern Pennsylvania today!

 

In the April 2009 poll, we continued exploring the topic of girls and violence in an effort to understand how girls' lives are impacted by violence in our communities. Click here to view poll results and to take our May poll. It takes less than a minute to share with us your thoughts and insights on issues that affect the girls in our region.

If you have questions you would like to have answered in a monthly poll, please email info@girlscoalitionswpa.org.

North Hills Youth Ministry Counseling Center is seeking volunteer tutors ages 16 years and older. No experience necessary! This dynamic program enables students in grades K-12 to learn critical study skills and life-long organizational habits. Work one-on-one with students in grades K-12 in primary subject areas. You'll have a wonderful opportunity to mentor and encourage students in need. Sessions are held Monday-Thursday, 4-8 pm. Volunteers may serve one or more hours a week. Training is provided.

For additional information please contact Laurie Petty-P: 412. 578.8851  F: 412.578.2080  E: pettylj@carlow.edu
Space is limited.



For: Girls who are entering the 8th and 9th grades and are interested in math and science.
When: July 13th through July 24th, 9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Cost: Girls accepted into the program attend for free. 
To apply: Applications are now being accepted, and the deadline is Monday, May 4th. 

For more information or to download an application, please visit http://www.ices.cmu.edu/see.html.  For more information on the program, please contact Alicia Brown at adbrown@andrew.cmu.edu or 412.268.5227.

SEE is offered by the Institute for Complex Engineered Systems (ICES) at Carnegie Mellon University.



Recruiting Teen & Tween Advisory Board Members

Talk. a non-profit start-up organization focused on youth development is currently recruiting advisory board members to further inform the development of its pilot programming. We are looking to engage diverse groups of girls and young women to discuss issues surrounding healthy decision making, relationships, and more generally, negotiating adolescence.

We are currently recruiting girls ages 12-14 and 15-17.  Boards will meet biweekly and meetings will begin this summer.

For more information about this opportunity, please contact Samantha Bushman, Social Innovation Fellow at the Institute for Social Innovation, Carnegie Mellon University via email at
Talk.AdvisoryBoard@gmail.com.



Winchester Thurston School Summer Programs
 
At our City Campus, we offer a variety of camps and programs for students entering grades 4 - 12. Choose from an array of options -- Academics, Arts, Athletics, Leadership and more!
 
At our North Hills Campus, we offer a variety of camps and programs for students entering Pre-Kindergarten through grade 5. Choose from an array of options in adventure and play, sports and physical fitness, creative arts, and academics.
 
Check out all of the offerings at www.winchesterthurston.org/summer or call 412-578-3723 for a free brochure.



YMWAHA Camp Nia

What: Nia Summer Camp offers children exposure to a number of creational and artistic activities. Children have the opportunity to participate in swimming, arts, and crafts, archery, boating/fishing, ropes course, and outdoor cooking. The program also has a strong focus on literacy and nutrition.The last day of camp will be A Day of Caring in which campers along with other community partners will take part in a collective service project at the Family Resources Camp site.
For: Children aged 6-13 years with counselor and counselor-in-training positions available for youth aged 14-24 years.
When and Where: June 22-July 31 at Family Resources Retreat Center located in Cranberry. Children will need to be dropped off at YMWAHA between 8-8:30 each morning and picked up by 5:00 pm.
Cost:Camp will run in six one week sessions at a cost of $130.00 per child per session. Please be prepared to have a minimum $50.00 deposit at the time of registration.
Registration:  Contact Renee Harris Youth Coordinator at 412.322.4008.