Ribbon Cutting and Dedication at the Girls Inc Schenectady Playground

Thank you for joining us on Monday June 24th at 3pm for the grand reopening and dedication of the Girls Inc. playground located at our Schenectady site!  (more…)


4th Annual Diamonds in the Rough

Diamonds in the Rough is a Sparkling Success!

The Girls Inc. Cornerstone Group’s 4th Annual Diamonds in the Rough event was held June 13th at Albany’s Taste.  our sincere thanks to everyone who braved the downpour to join us that evening! We are so grateful for the number of guests who came as new supporters for the Girls Inc. mission!

Without our sponsors, the event would not have been possible.  Thank you to Hannoush Jewelers, E. Stewart Jones Law Firm, M&T Bank, CDPHP, Ambiance Florals and Homestead Funding.  Thank you to our Honorary Chair, Meghan Keenholts, the first-ever female attorney and partner at E. Stewart Jones Law Firm.

Our congratulations to all of our winning bidders in the silent auction, putting contest, and to our prize winners.

The GRAND prize, a 3/4 ct. diamond pendant, went to a very happy Lisa Malone (left), a Girls Inc. Alumna!

Diamond Winner

DITR 2013 generic HANNOUSH-LOGO E M&T Bank logo CDPHP_3405 Homestead-Funding

Ambiance Florals


Positive Lessons from Girls Inc

View the link to the Letter to the Editor written by Girls Inc. Executive Director, Ashley Jeffrey, published in the June 2, 2013 Time Union Perspective section.  Ms. Jeffrey discusses the positive role models and mentors that Girls Inc. has to help girls in Schenectady realize their dreams.  Times Union Letter to the Editor


Recruiting for Eureka! in full swing! 1st Cohort of Eureka! girls

Girls Incorporated and the College of Nanoscale Science & Engineering (CNSE) are entering the second year of the Nanotechnology based Girls Inc. Eureka!® program and are seeking applicants for the class of 2018. This unique initiative seeks to recruit a cohort of 30 girls, all of whom will be entering 8th grade this fall.

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