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Bright Futures is a leadership development, recognition and scholarship program for
young women. The countywide Bright Futures program is designed for high school
seniors-every school in Pima County may nominate up to five students. Each young
woman participating in the program will have demonstrated leadership by overcoming an
obstacle/challenge in her life and have a GPA of 1.7-3.2. The young women in Bright
Futures attend workshops on topics including, Being a Leader, Life After High School,
How to Make a Good First Impression, Body Image and Self Esteem, spend a day on a
college campus, practice their new leadership skills though a volunteer experience with
the YWCA and explore career and educational opportunities with an adult mentor. Three
of the young women in Bright Futures will be selected in a random drawing for a $1,000
scholarship to further her education. If you would like to apply to serve as a Bright
Futures Mentor click here For additional information call the YWCA at 520-884-7810
In addition to the county wide Bright Futures program for high school seniors, the
YWCA of Tucson has adapted the program as an eight-week after school program. If you
would like to bring this program to your school call the YWCA at 520-884-7810
Bright Futures Scholarship Program
The YWCA, in collaboration with the Pima Community College Foundation, has
established the Bright Futures Scholarship Program through which ten scholarships will
be awarded annually to female students who have demonstrated determination in
overcoming an obstacle and who plan to enroll at Pima Community College.
Cinderella’s Closet is a prom dress exchange housed at the YWCA Frances McClelland
Leadership Center as a component of Your Sister’s Closet. For more information go to
Girls With Tools was created in 2002 when adult volunteers noticed during a mixed
gender carpentry workshop that girls tended to relinquish their tools to boys who were
eager to “show them how” or “do it for them.”
Girls With Tools provides opportunities for girls age 8 - 15 to build a variety of
woodworking projects using basic hand and power tools in an all female environment.
Girls With Tools encourages safety, teamwork, cooperation, creative thinking and time
management. Girls are provided with information on future career and educational
opportunities.
Girls With Tools is a weekly, year-round after school program. The program meets at the
Zuni Avenue Peace Center. For more information call the YWCA at (520) 884-7810
or email us.
TECHgyrls® is a national initiative and signature program of the YWCA developed in
1997 in response to the widening gender gap in exposure to and interest in technology.
The program is designed to encourage girls to pursue careers in technology and
engineering. TECHgyrls® provides girls with access to technology and leadership
development.
The goals of the YWCA TECHgyrls® program is to broaden girls’ knowledge and
interests and help them develop the confidence to use technology tools in their daily
lives. The fourteen-week program raises girls’ awareness, confidence, and competence in
the crucial areas of technology while helping them develop critical thinking and problem
solving skills. Through computer animation programming, engineering projects, and field
trips, girls learn to use technology in ways that are motivating and compelling to them.
The YWCA offers TECHgyrls at La Cima Middle School and at Ocotillo Elementary
School, Menlo Park Elementary School, Pima County Juvenile Court Detention Center
School and at the YWCA Frances McClelland Leadership Center. Click here for
information and click here to register for the June 2010 TECHgyrls Camp at the YWCA.
Let’s Get Real Anti-Bullying Program
Let’s Get Real is a strong and effective 2 hour program that features the screening of the
35 minute documentary, Let’s Get Real. The film features only youth voices speaking
about their personal experiences with name-calling and bullying. Students speak candidly
about being a bully, being a victim of bullying and acting as an ally. This program makes
the link between bullying and prejudice and encourages honest dialogue as well as
developing empathy as essential steps towards a solution. This comprehensive anti-
bullying program is designed for middle schools and includes assessment and training for
teachers and school personnel as well as for students.
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