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Girls On The Run Bay Area

The mission of Girls on the Run of the Bay Area is to educate and build confidence in young girls through non-competitive, curriculum-based running programs in San Francisco, Alameda, San Mateo, Marin and Contra Costa Counties.

Description:
Girls on the Run of the Bay Area is an after-school running program for girls in 3rd through 8th grade to build self esteem. Our 10-week curriculum meets twice per week for one hour at a school site and is taught by two women who volunteer their time and passion to their group of 16 girls. Our program combines training for a one-mile or 5K running race with uplifting workouts that encourage emotional, social, mental and physical development. We are not a typical track program as our curriculum contains 20 fun, active lessons dealing with issues such as drugs and alcohol, media images, gossiping, physical health, emotional health, cooperation and community. At the end of the 10-weeks the girls complete their first ever one-mile or 5K distance. A true life-changing experience for the 800+ girls we have been able to reach in the past two years!

History:
Girls on the Run was established in 1996 in Charlotte NC. The Bay Area chapter was started in 2002. We launched our first program in the fall 2002 with 5 girls and now serve over 500 girls a year.

Contact person: Natalie Stack, Volunteer Coordinator, (phone), (email)

Main office number: (415) 863-8942
Office fax number: (415) 863-8989

Address:

The Women's Building 3543 18th Street #31 San Francisco, CA 94110 (See a map)

Web Site: http://www.gotrbayarea.org

Last updated on November 23, 2009