THE NEW GIRLS TODAY WOMEN TOMORROW COMMUNITY EMPOWERMENT CENTER
With a Murray Hayden State Bond Grant awarded by the California Department of Parks and Recreation (a Villaraigosa - Keeley, Clean Water, Clean Air, Coastal Protection Bond Act), Girls Today Women Tomorrow closed escrow on our new home in May 2009. In the upcoming months, the house will be renovated with Earth friendly materials and renewable energy technology to become a Green LEED Certified facility supported by a $325,000 grant from the City of Los Angeles. This will expose the youth to new green initiative careers and create work experience programs for the youth to educate the Boyle Heights community of inexpensive energy saving alternatives.
Support of this Green LEED Certified Home is a collaboration between the California Department of Parks and Recreation, City of Los Angeles Mayor Villaraigosa, Council member Jose Huizar, the City of Los Angeles Community Development Department, SCE Federal Credit Union and Washington Mutual.
Partnership opportunities for this project are still available. For further information, contact Executive Director, Michele Deane at (323) 526-3039.
OUR MISSION
Mayra's commitment is demonstrated with her enthusiasm on the giant swing.
Girls Today Women Tomorrow Leadership Mentoring Program provides an environment where girls ages 10-21 are mentored to create their own opportunities toward life success while contributing to their community as young leaders.
How do you show up in your life? What values do you have for yourself and do you live by them? Do you get what you ask for and what does your future hold for you?
Through GTWT, young ladies redefine what it is to be an effective leader of self through commitment and support that can be applied in all areas of life.
GIRLS TODAY WOMEN TOMORROW FEATURED IN THE PBS DOCUMENTARY
Edens Lost and Found - Los Angeles: Dream a Different City
Jimmy Smits hosts Los Angeles segment of Edens Lost & Found
The effects of humans on natural ecosystems are extensive in this metropolis. Girls Today Women Tomorrow brings together profession women who mentor the girls of Boyle Heights, teaching them about nutrition, exercise, leadership skills and civic involvement at a local community garden, Proyecto Jardin. The community-based program also provides college scholarships in a neighborhood where the drop-out rate is close to 50%.
To view the Girls Today Women Tomorrow segment from Edens Lost and Found: Los Angeles, Dream a Different City, visit
