CURRENT NEEDS:
Volunteers to assist
Volunteer to write a blog post about the event
Volunteer to take photographs at the event
THE PROJECT:
Sara Santamaria, a resident artist with The Creatives Project is leading this four-part project- designing and constructing a colorful a plexiglass mobile to hang in the school.
Cool Girls Club is a weekly after-school program for girls providing academic support, life-skills development, physical fitness and nutrition programs and exposure to STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math). Students are taught by volunteers, staff and school personnel, on topics impacting girls like puberty, self-esteem and conflict resolution. There will be 45 girls, in 2nd-8th grade, served.
THE ORGANIZATION:
Cool Girls Club mission is to empower Atlanta girls by breaking the cycle of poverty, low self-esteem and teen pregnancy. Their core programs are offered at our partnering schools in Atlanta Public Schools and DeKalb County Schools. The majority of our students attend Title 1 public schools and live at/or below the poverty line.