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Girls Respect Groups GRG - Young Girl Reading Book

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“My daughter's involvement as a Leader in Girls' Respect Groups has been a tremendous, enriching, life-altering experience for her, the benefits of which she will realize her whole life. I truly believe the program has an enormous positive impact on all who participate - leaders and attendees alike, with the potential for wonderful 'rippling' effects that touch many."
... Parent Of A GRG Leader

"Girls' Respect Groups is the best thing that ever happened to me"
... GRG Teen Leader

“I can trust everyone in the group & not be embarrassed”
… GRG Participant, Grade 6

“Our 6th Grade girls
loved this program”
… Middle School Vice Principal

“Girls’ Respect Groups brought out the best in my daughter”
… Mother of GRG Teen Leader

“I think this program
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… Middle School Teacher

Welcome To Girls’ Respect Groups!

A Place For Girls Who Value Self-Respect & Respect For Others

Respect Book Cover Published By Free Spirit Publishing

Girls’ Respect Groups is a unique after school program for middle school girls led by high school teens. It puts preteen girls directly in touch with the young women they look up to & builds a positive community of girls helping girls! Working together, both sets of young women examine respect, understand how it can affect the rest of their lives, & learn to make choices grounded in self-respect.

Girls’ Respect Groups: An Innovative Program To Empower Young Women & Build Self-Esteem! is your step-by-step guide. The GRG Leadership Guide, paired with Respect: A Girl’s Guide To Getting Respect & Dealing When Your Line Is Crossed, a wonderful book by Courtney Macavinta & Andrea Vander Pluym (Free Spirit Publishing), will give you all the tools you need to create Girls’ Respect Groups in your own community.

Join us on the GRG website to connect to preteens, teens, & adults who are working hard to encourage & support young women!

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Teen Leaders

Teen Leaders build confidence, self-esteem, & self-respect in the GRG High School Leadership Training Program. Join Girls’ Respect Groups & meet other teen leaders. Learn how to start an after school Leadership Training Program. Use the GRG lesson plans to teach respect for all!

Middle School Participants

Start a GRG Middle School Program at your school. Build friendships based on mutual respect with like-minded young women. You’ll see how respect for others boosts your own self-respect!

Adult Advisors, Teacher Contacts & Parents

Looking for a great volunteer program for teen girls? Girls’ Respect Groups: An Innovative Program To Empower Young Women & Build Self-Esteem! will guide you step-by-step through the 6-week curriculum for Girls’ Respect Groups, a unique after school program for middle school girls, led by high school teen girls. Working together, both sets of young women explore how respect can affect the rest of their lives & learn to make choices rooted in self-confidence & self-respect. Learn how easy it is to start a GRG Leadership Program at your school or in your community. Train inspiring teen girls to become GRG leaders. Build a positive community of girls helping girls!

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* Respect: A Girl’s Guide To Getting Respect & Dealing When Your Line Is Crossed, by Courtney Macavinta & Andrea Vander Pluym. Free Spirit Publishing (cover used with permission)