Girls Inc. of the Island City

🧠 Youth mental health is not a side conversation — it’s the conversation. During Girls Inc. Week 2025 (May 5–9), we’re elevating the voices of girls who are breaking the stigma, building resilience, and speaking up for mental wellness. This year’s theme — Youth Mental Health: Helping Kids Feel Better — was selected by girls themselves. It’s an urgent reminder of the power of youth leadership. We invite our community of supporters, partners, and champions to join us for Girls Inc. Together, our network-wide virtual Giving Day on May 8, 2025. Let’s invest in a future where every girl feels supported, seen, and strong. 📅 Save the date. #GirlsIncWeek25 #GirlsIncTogether #MentalHealthMatters #StrongSmartBold

📣 Calling all supporters of girls’ empowerment and great food! Join us on Thursday, April 24 for a community fundraising day at Saltbreaker in Alameda. Saltbreaker will donate 20% of all proceeds that day to Girls Inc. of the Island City — but here’s the key: when booking through Resy, be sure to include “Girls Inc.” in your reservation notes to ensure your meal counts toward the donation. Join us for dinner (many of us will be dining in the evening), and your participation will directly support our work to equip girls and gender-expansive youth to grow up strong, smart, and bold. Let’s raise our glasses to purpose-driven dining and local impact. 🍷 #GirlsIncIslandCity #CommunityImpact #Fundraiser #CorporateResponsibility #BayAreaEvents #SupportNonprofits #EmpowerGirls

✨Meet our Women Who Dare awardee, Lydia Mahrazi, Eureka! participant and emerging leader.✨ Lydia inspires girls to lead with courage, resilience, and pride - reflecting the bold spirit of Girls Inc. Four days until Women Who Dare! #girlsinc #strongsmartbold

As we continue celebrating Women’s History Month, we’re honored to highlight Myra, a participant in our Best Foot Forward program, who shares her reflections on Holi—a festival of color, renewal, and the triumph of good over evil. 🌸 At Women Who Dare, we recognize the importance of cultural heritage and personal stories in shaping strong, empowered leaders. On March 29, Myra and her fellow participants will take center stage as hosts of our annual Women Who Dare Gala, an evening dedicated to uplifting and celebrating extraordinary women. Join us in supporting the next generation of changemakers. Learn more about our gala and how you can get involved! 🔗  #WomenWhoDare #HoliFestival #DiversityAndInclusion #BestFootForward

✨Meet our Women Who Dare 2025 awardee, Renate Westbrooks, a dynamic leader and advocate for equity in education, driving meaningful change in Alameda. ✨ Renate is one of four awardees who have provided mentorship as an interviewee with the girls in our Best Foot Forward program. 💪 🗓️ Join us in celebrating Renate as well as all of the women, girls and gender-expansive youth in our community on MARCH 29 at our annual Women Who Dare Gala. Tickets are only available for a few more days. You don't want to miss it! 🔗www.girlsincislandcity.org

💪 What better way to #AccelerateAction than to hear a great discussion with our CEO, Jennifer M. Pigza, Ph.D. and author of Rad Women Worldwide, Kate Schatz on the power of women and girls around the world! Thank you Books Inc. Alameda for hosting #GirlsInc and sharing this beautiful moment with us and the community! 📚 #internationalwomensday

💪This Women’s History Month, we celebrate New York Times bestselling author and one of our incredible 2025 Women Who Dare honorees, ✨ Kate Schatz ✨Kate continues to make a difference by telling stories of all of the incredible women and girls, like herself, who have helped pave the way for a brighter future. 🌟 Come see Kate LIVE at Books Inc. of Alameda THIS Saturday, March 8th! 📚🗓️ Visit https://lnkd.in/gtjXjQnH for more info, See you there! #AccelerateAction #strongsmartbold #girlsinc #alameda

First, we would like to thank our sponsors: Penumbra, Inc., SHUM Financial Group, Felts Family Foundation, Donalynne Fuller, Lena Tam and Port of Oakland. You are helping make this possible! As we approach Women's History Month, let's come together to honor the past, celebrate the present, and invest in the future. The Women Who Dare 2025 fundraising gala is your opportunity to uplift the next generation of leaders while celebrating the bold women and girls shaping Alameda and our world today. 📅 Date: March 29, 2025 ⏰ Time: 5:30pm - 8:30pm 🧭 Location: Penumbra HQ - 1351 Harbor Bay Parkway, Alameda, CA 94502 The evening will feature inspiring honorees for these intense times - Kate Schatz, Renate Westbrooks, Ros De Vries, and Lydia Mahrazi - along with a seated dinner, music, a raffle and auction and more. Plus, the incredible young leaders from the Girls Inc. of the Island City's Best Foot Forward program will be helping host, showcasing the leadership skills they've been fine tuning this year. Come have a great time with other strong champions for girls and women in the Bay. ✨Early Bird Tickets Are Almost Gone!✨ Secure your seat now before prices increase on March 7.

"When we take the time to care for ourselves, so that we know in and of ourselves no matter what, I am whole, I am complete, I am enough" then young people can know they have support in the community. - Dr. Luz Casquejo Johnston BIG SHOUT OUT AND THANK YOU to Books Inc. Alameda and Dr. Luz for a GREAT start to the Strong, Smart & Bold community series. Dr. Luz led an INSPIRING discussion on putting structures in place to support Raising Bada$$ Humans by becoming one yourself, being vulnerable with your children and figuring out the answers together. JOIN US for the next session of this FREE community series on March 8. Head to our website for more event details!

✨Together, we can create change and make a difference!✨ Click the link for more details on the Women Who Dare 2025 Gala and how you can participate and get involved: https://lnkd.in/gfWBQJnt