Girls on the Run
Media Type: Website
Strategy: Health Promotion Leadership Development Mentorship
Category: Promising Programs
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Girls on the Run Girls on the Run (GOTR) uses running and relationship-building to build girls' resilience, helping them to be joyful, healthy and confident. GOTR envisions a world where every girl is free to boldly pursue her dreams.
Girls on the Run programming works to develop several key protective factors for girls:
- relationships with safe and caring adults
- communication skills
- social skills
- healthy relationships with peers
The program includes evidence-based curricula for 3rd-5th graders and 6th-8th, as well as a week-long Camp GOTR program. Programming is designed to build girls' resilience and confidence through running and building positive relationships.
Find your local Girls on the Run program at https://www.girlsontherun.org/.