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girl’s programs 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 are a high school principal or school counselor and would like to nominate a 12th grade young woman for Bright Futures click here and i 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 or email us. 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 or email us 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 program offered for the first time in the spring of 2010 and is a program component of Your Sister’s Closet, For more information go to www.cinderellasclosettucson.com 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 Los Amigos Elementary School, Menlo Park Elementary School, Pima County Juvenile Court Detention Center School and at the YWCA Frances McClelland Leadership Center. For more information, call the YWCA at 884-7810 or email us. 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.