Unidas

Unidas is the Women’s Foundation philanthropy program for high-school aged young women in Tucson. Unidas” is the feminization of the Spanish word for “United.” The program gives young women the opportunity to make grants to support the type of social change important to them. Throughout the eight-month program, qualified applicants gain hands-on experience in community service, research, fundraising, public speaking and grant-making–all centered around helping to improve the quality of life for women and girls in Southern Arizona.

For information about Unidas or applying for a Unidas grant, contact Laura Penny at lpenny@womengiving.org or (520) 622-8886.

TYPL’s program will bring together college and high school students who can teach each other elements of their expertise in poetry and academic presentations. This group of twenty youth are predominantly young women of color who will work together to strengthen their creative writing skills for higher education applications and scholarship essays, and more successfully navigate the college going process.

The Girl Scout Leadership Institute is a 2 day conference for middle and high school girls that will help them develop skills necessary to succeed in school and life. The conference will consist of plenary sessions and workshops on topics that are relevant and important to high school girls including higher education, career development, health and wellness, bullying, and public speaking. Delegates will be empowered to take what they have learned back to their schools to make presentations to other students and work with them to create a permanent mural that represents the themes of self-esteem and higher education.