Resources for Girls
Local Resources in Sonoma County
Bay
Area Girls Rock Camp Summer music camp
for girls. Also has an after school program.
Chops
Night club for teens in Santa Rosa.
Expanding Your
Horizons – Sonoma County Conference
Annual conference exposing girls to math and
science.
Go Adventure
Outdoor program for teens.
Horse
Sense for Teens A program in Tomales where
teens learn about themselves and build self-esteem
through working with retired horses.
Guide
to Prevention Services for Adolescents in
Sonoma County
Positive
Images Sonoma County’s gay, lesbian,
bisexual, and transgender youth support group.
Valley
of the Moon Childrens Foundation-Sonoma
County shelter for at-risk, abused, and neglected
children.
Sonoma County After School Network SCAN collaborates to enhance and expand opportunities for Sonoma County children and families to access high quality after school programs.
Internet Resources
The Afterschool Alliance is working to ensure that all children have access to affordable, quality afterschool programs. Afterschool programs are critical to children and families today, yet the need for programs is far from being met.
Beacon
Street Girls Website for series of books
for teen girls.
Diary
Project Webpage encouraging and helping
teens to write about their own lives.
Fun
Stuff for Teen Girls A site by girls,
for girls.
Girls
Health.gov Includes information about
Body, Fitness, Nutrition, Illness/Disability,
Drugs/Alcohol, Relationships, Bullying, and
Your Future.
Girls
Speak Out A place for girls to express
themselves and make a difference.
Smart
Girls Know Website of relevant news, information,
and insight for young women and girls.
Social
Networking Sites: Safety Tips for Teens and
Tweens Safety tips for sites such as Facebook,
MySpace, etc.
Teen
Tips to Overcome Cutting Information for
teens on dealing with cutting.