Each month, Meghan Trombly, Strong Women, Strong Girls’ Director of Process Improvement and Knowledge, is blogging about the current research and emerging trends that are informing our work. Check in each month to learn what we’re reading about relationships, role models, or skills. What’s your New Year’s resolution?  Soon enough, we’ll be fielding endless queries about the changes we intend to make at...

As the SFL AmeriCorps Program Fellow, my fellowship will be coming to a close at the end of this month. I am feeling a lot of different emotions, however mainly I am excited to take all that I have learned and apply it to what comes next. I am happy to share that in the following weeks I will be continuing my education to get my Master’s Degree. In addition, the big news really is that I have accepted a new position with another wonderful...

As summer winds down and we enjoy our last sun-filled beach days, fresh summer berries and melting ice cream running between our fingers, thoughts of fall invade our consciousness. Inevitably and particularly at SWSG, fall triggers thoughts of going back to school and the myriad of rituals associated with this tradition. Fall rituals which include transitioning out of flip-flops, organizing school supplies, dusting off backpacks, digging...

In my one and a half years with SWSG, I’ve been truly lucky to be supervised by our National Director of Program Operations, Meghan Trombly. Last night, I had the chance to attend the Comcast Leadership Awards and cheer wildly as Meghan was recognized for her unwavering commitment to civic engagement and youth development. The Comcast Leadership Awards are awarded each year at City Year‘s Summer Academy to corps alumni who...

“Safe cosmetics”–before  January of this year, that term meant nothing to me.  By the time this past semester rolled around, I began to understand the importance of safe cosmetics through the Supporting a Cause curriculum.  The girls made natural beauty products to sell at the end of the semester.  The girls orchestrated the sale, then donated the profits to a cause of their choice. Fast forward to summer, and I’m an intern,...