The Girl Blue Project was founded in June of 2003 as a pro-active move to re-educate, motivate and empower teen girls, 14 to 18 years old, in Los Angeles County. This innovative, free intensive was designed to focus on the social and emotional problems of teen girls and how these issues affect their ability to learn and lead productive, fulfilling lives.

As our society changes, basic education is not enough to combat the images of overly-sexualized girls, violence, drug use, sexual and physical abuse as well as other debasing behavior glorified in the media. Teen girls are socialized differently than boys and need programs like The Girl Blue Project that emphasize the ways girls develop and learn. In Los Angeles, arrests for girls have increased more than 25%. Most have negative body images and feel they are only valued by their physical appearance. Unfortunately, their emotional needs such as perceived lack of opportunity and issues of abandonment at this delicate age are being overlooked. At Girl Blue we deal with these issues and more.

The Girl Blue Project fosters a creative environment that promotes discipline, structure, accountability, self-respect, self-acceptance and empowerment through a curriculum of classes in yoga, performing arts, health education, financial education, social skills and self-awareness. Our summer intensive operates Monday through Friday from 8am to 3pm in July and August. Each session we select a group of girls to participate in our all inclusive program that stimulates the mind, body and spirit.

Beginning in May 2008 we will take time off from our teen summer program and develop ‘SHE IS POWER’. Under this project we will train a group of young women (some returning Girl Blue members) ages 17- 24 interested in learning and teaching self-empowerment through the performing arts disciplines of dance, voice, acting and creative writing. We realize that many of our girls have become adults but still need more emotional and life skills to handle the trials of womanhood. The goal in every class is to promote healthy self images and creative self-expression. We also make them aware of the opportunities life has to offer so that they are able to make better choices. An empowered woman nourishes the seeds that create empowered children who grow to become empowered adults who then use their power for the good of all humankind. It is the cycle of the human spirit. This is the purpose behind ‘SHE IS POWER’.

The Girl Blue Project is necessary. It is challenging! It is life changing! It works!

updated 10/09/05