Outcomes

Girls Inc. is changing the trajectory of girls’ lives.

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Outcomes

Powerful Outcomes for Powerful Girls

Our outcomes demonstrate that with the right opportunities to grow and learn, girls’ realities are transformed. Girls Inc. of Lakeland’s girls outperform their peers in reading, math, and science in nearly all the school year’s grading quarters.

  • Girls Inc. participants had a higher median STAR Early Literacy and STAR Math percentile ranks than like peers in other programs.
  • Girls Inc. participants’ school attendance rates were higher on average than their like peers in other programs.
  • Girls Inc. participants had fewer in-school suspensions on average than their like peers in other programs.

 

Source: 2024 End-of-year DIME report

*DIME Systems (Data Integrated Monitoring and Evaluation Systems) is a web-based data collection system used by the United Way of Central Florida to gather student data from funded programs serving children in Kindergarten through 12th grade.

Where Are They Now?

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them for college, the workforce, and beyond.

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Research & Data

The Girls Inc. Experience has positive and 
lasting effects for the girls who participate.

“In a rigorous comparison study, we found that girls who participate in the Girls Inc. Experience demonstrated improved academic performance, school-related behaviors, physical activity, and leadership outcomes.“ 
– Dr. Deborah Moroney, Managing Director of the American Institutes for Research

Stronger, Smarter, Bolder: Girls Take the Lead Report

Research & Data
icon-heart shape Strong & Healthy
81 %
Of girls eat at least 1 serving of fruit per day.
icon-star shape Smart & Educated
87 %
Of girls care about doing well in school.
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Girls working on homework
icon-sun shape Bold & Independent
92 %
Of girls believe they have a great future ahead of them.
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I was a member of Girls Inc. of Lakeland and now I serve as Chair of the Board.  Girls Inc. has helped me grow 
as a leader in my life and at work and to believe in myself 
in everything I do.

April
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