Got GAME?

Girls Acquiring Meaningful Experiences

In the fall of 2007, the DC Children and Youth Investment Trust Corporation (Trust) asked Symphonic Strategies to help it develop its “Gender Specific Initiative.” The Trust was expanding upon its existing efforts to increase the capacity and extend the reach of out of school time (OST) programs in Washington, D.C for girls and young women.

Working with the Trust, we designed an exciting six-month program designed to build a sharing and learning community among high-performing, community-based organizations that served girls.

Throughout the initiative, Symphonic Strategies:

• Provided organizational and programmatic scans of selected organizations that specialize in, and excel at, working with girls of color;
• Developed and delivered workshops and seminars that exposed the staff and leadership of selected organizations to the leading thought and practices when it comes to working with girls of color;
• Assisted in the creation of organizational development plans and strategies that improved the ability of participating organizations to serve girls more effectively;
• Convened sessions with experts in the field to allow for an open dialogue with grantees; and
• Developed a tool kit of best practices for delivering quality services to girls.