An Alliance unlike any other
The Investing in Girls Alliance is a consortium of state and local agencies, public school departments, non-profit organizations, state and local government, and business professionals that share a concern about the issues facing adolescent girls. More than 30 leading experts from greater Worcester joined forces to create a strategic plan, which will provide a framework to offer Worcester area girls what they need to succeed.
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Members of the Investing in Girls Alliance include:
American Red Cross
Boys & Girls Club of Worcester
Children’s Friend, Inc.
Clark University
Department of Social Services
Department of Youth Services
Edward Street Child Services
Family Health Center
Fred Harris Daniels Foundation, Inc.
Girls, Inc.
Great Brook Valley Health Center, Inc.
Latino Education Institute, Worcester State College
Montachusett Girl Scout Council
Office of Senator Harriette L. Chandler
Planned Parenthood League of Massachusetts
Quinsigamond Community College
Rainbow Child Development Center
The Research Bureau
United Way of Central Massachusetts
Women’s Initiative, United Way of Central Massachusetts
Worcester Public Schools
YouthNet
Y.O.U., Inc.
YMCA of Central Massachusetts
YWCA of Central Massachusetts
The strategic planning process identified five priority areas: Education, Health, Relationships, Data and Information, and Public Education and Communication. Task forces, chaired by knowledgeable experts, were created for each of the priority areas.
Task Force Chairs:
Education:
Gail Carberry, Ed.D., Quinsigamond Community College
Wendy O’Leary, Women’s Initiative, United Way of
Central Massachusetts
Health:
Fran Anthes, Family Health Center
Jackie Mansfield-Marcoux, Planned Parenthood League
of Massachusetts
Jennifer Meyers-Light, Planned Parenthood League of Massachusetts
Relationships:
Lynne Flanagan Tsombakos, Girls, Inc.
Judi Kirk, YWCA of Central Massachusetts
Lory Santoro, YWCA of Central Massachusetts
Data and Information:
Laura Swanson, The Research Bureau
Laurie Ross, Ph.D., Clark University
Public Education and Communication:
David Keller, M.D., University of Massachusetts
Medical School
Misty Perez, Planned Parenthood League of Massachusetts
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Steering Committee Tri-Chairs:
Linda Cavaioli, YWCA of Central Massachusetts
Elisa Lopez-Dobski, Latino Education Institute,
Worcester State College
Iliana D’Limas, Worcester Public Schools
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