Programs

Girls Growing II Women

9th through 12th Grade Students

Meets for 10 months (1st and 3rd Saturday of the month)

What started as only a vision for Latasha Robertson-Crump, turned into a reality in 2013 when Girls Growing II Women inc. was created. The non-profit GG2W was launched to serve as a preventative group for the overlooked population of young women, in the greater Grand Rapids area.

Our core topics include:

Mental Health
Self Esteem
Healthy Relationships
Internet Safety
Creating Independent Thinkers

We take pride in bringing in speakers that the girls can not only relate to but that are also professionals in their fields. Girls Growing II Women Inc. identifies barriers and helps to reduce and remove them, that possibly could hinder student’s growth and development.

We have a 98% return rate each year, most students continue to participate in our programing through high school and beyond. 100% of our seniors have graduated and pursued higher education learning. We also have 0% teen Pregnancies.

Our programming also helps to reduce the risk of poor life outcomes by helping students to avoid risky temptations. GG2W provides the tools, resources, and support to implement skills to make healthy decisions, reduce stress and build confidence in the absence of fear. We support and educate young women 14-18 in environments that are conducive to learning and mature development.

Our Programs

L.I.F.E

L.I.F.E (Learning Important Fundamentals II Evolve)

Learning Important Fundamentals II Evolve (L.I.F.E) offers participants knowledge, experience, and resources to obtain life skills in every area which will lead to a more secure and better quality of life. L.I.F.E consists of three Cohorts aged 14 up.

L.I.F.E will help increase self esteem by focusing on daily life skills; such as, Problem solving skills, Leadership best practices, Healthy Relationships, Self awareness skills, Career exploration, Financial literacy and Mental Health. A resource pantry is available for participants, which consists of personal hygiene items, self care items, transportation support, tutoring services and payments for counseling sessions.

Woman II Woman

Woman II Woman

Meets once a month on Saturdays (Closed group, for graduates only)

Transitioning to adulthood can be challenging. Most 18-26 year olds feel they have to figure it all out on their own. Juggling school, work, housing, finances, maintaining mental health, relationships and other challenges of adulthood is hard. Especially, without support.

W2W allows us to bring a Sisterhood to individuals who have graduated from GG2W, and continue to serve them through adulthood while providing a community of support. These women are now facing obstacles that they did not have to worry about while in high school; resulting in a drastically different conversation. Subjects we are focused on:

Managing Personal Finances
Establishing Credit
Budgeting
Building Healthy Relationships
Setting Boundaries and Identifying potential red flags

Parent II Parent

Parent II Parent

Parents need the opportunity to learn effective parenting skills to navigate the many challenges that come with adolescence. To improve the identified needs of our participants we believe by working closely with parents to provide: Education, Empowerment, Guidance and tools.

Relationships with parents give teens emotional support, security, safety and increases self-esteem.

We meet with the Cohorts participants’ mothers 3 times throughout the year; some of these meetings are with the students and some are solely the parents. When focusing on the topic of healthy relationships we understand that the first relationship you encounter is with the individuals in your home. Through this programming we focus on having open communication, active listening, honest conversations and normal check-ins with your children.

S.I.S.T.E.R.S. Education Initiative

S.I.S.T.E.R.S. (Sisterhood In Schools Thriving Everyday II Reach Success) Education Initiative

Students participate in a series of workshops for 13 weeks (1 hour a week)

We provide programming onsite to students where they are, i.e their schools. This allows us to reach a younger demographic now serving 6th, 7th, & 8th graders, in addition to high school students. Currently serving Alger Middle School, Kelloggsville Middle School, Kelloggsville HighSchool, Link Learning, Southeast Career Pathways.

S.I.S.T.E.R.S Education Initiative goals are to provide;