GIRLS ARE POWERFUL
We are a nonprofit organization and personal transformation movement dedicated to energizing girls and young women to embrace their unique individuality, foster strength of character, and support one another to create a new generation of empowered women.
OUR HISTORY
Founded in 2013, Girls Are Powerful is the brainchild of Shawntan Howell, who was frustrated with the lack of cultural appropriateness options available in the Minneapolis–St. Paul area to help girls build healthy self-esteem and awareness of self and others. With her eyes set on a brighter future, she began planning and organizing a movement to teach girls to own their power and embrace their individuality through affirmations, self-reflection, and mutual support.
OUR UPCOMING EVENTS
Join us for an afternoon of girl power, yoga & meditation! The Empowered to Be Me Event will be a dynamic day of self-care and hands-on activities to complete in person and at home!
The GRP Essentials Mentoring Program brings together girls aged 7-18 of all races, cultures, and lived experiences to discover and embrace their identities and use their power to positively impact their communities.
OUR PROGRAMS
Designed to keep girls centered by providing a space where they are reaffirmed and reminded of their power, our key initiatives work towards the realization of our vision “to support and create a generation of girls and young women who are confident, maintain healthy relationships, make positive decisions, and exhibit responsible behaviors by embracing their power.”
OUR VOLUNTEERS
You don’t have to be a celebrity or CEO to make an impact in girls’ lives—anyone can do it! Volunteering with GRP takes on many forms, from sharing your time and talents with the girls to offering your professional and administrative services to the organization. Join us today!
OUR SUPPORTERS
Help support the creation of a generation of girls and young women who embrace their uniqueness, confidence, intelligence, determination, beauty, and power. Your gifts, big and small, make a huge difference in the lives of girls in our community. Become a Girls Are Powerful supporter!
OUR BLOG
MEET THE TEAM: Isaiah
Isaiah to bring male perspectives to Girls Are Powerful Board Girls Are Powerful is thrilled to welcome Isaiah Allen to our board of directors! Isaiah met his mentor, GRP Board Chair Danielle Hansen, as a student at the University of St. Thomas. “I was quickly...
MEET THE TEAM: Tameka Miller
Board member has supported the cause since the early days Tameka Miller learned about Girls Are Powerful in the early days when founder Shawntan Howell was selling motivational T-shirts and related products for girls at vendor shows. “When I heard about its mission...
MEET THE TEAM: Angela Powers
Board member is proud of GRP and its impact on her daughter Angela Powers first became involved in Girls Are Powerful when her daughter attended programs. “I fell in love with the mission and the people involved,” she says. When she decided to seek a volunteer board...
TESTIMONIALS
Hear what past participants have to say about their experiences with Girls Are Powerful!