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Girls With a Purpose (G.W.A.P.)

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Program Description:
Girls With a Purpose is a free, support group for middle school girls (ages 11-14) that was created to increase the self-esteem, self-awareness, and self-confidence of participants. This program will meet once a week for 12 weeks, for 1.5 hours. This program will consist of 10-12 members. This group size promotes a safe and trusting environment for participants to engage with and support one another. Weekly group topics will include the effects of bullying, peer violence, the risks of social media, cyber-bullying, substance use, and more. Group participants can be referred by parents/guardians, school personnel, or other community agencies.

About the Instructors:
Ashante Malone, LMSW Youth and Family Coordinator for BPRYCS.

Program Benefits:
- Provide students with a safe environment to share their questions, concerns, or experiences on topics such as bullying, peer violence, inter-relational violence, cyber-bullying, etc, along with empowering and supporting one another.
- Increase a caring school climate by working with a group of students to develop a positive atmosphere, empathy, and social responsibility.
- Teach appropriate and effective verbal and nonverbal communication skills as a means of promoting positive and healthy relationships, as well as coping skills to decrease acts of violence (inter-relational and peer), self-harm, substance use and peer violence.


For more information, please contact Ashante Malone, LMSW at ashantemalone@bristol.ct.gov.


 


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