Girls for a Change, a non-profit organization that pairs professional mentors with inner city middle and high school girls to create social change projects, recently launched a bloc called InHerCity, based in Silicon Valley and Arizona. This girl-powered blog lists diverse contributing authors and features posts on a huge array of topics like feminist literature, high school girls for a change and respect. One of our favorite sections is the "Girl Blog Entries" (click on the bar to the left of the blog), which features quotations from girls saying what's important to them and how they have changed because of GFC. One 15-year-old said "I feel very powerful because I am able to make changes in my community and make changes in people's lives." This blog seems like another great way to encourage young people to make a difference.

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