WHO WE ARE

DIGNITY | MINDFULNESS | RESPONSIBILITY

 

Our Mission

G.A.W.I.’s mission is to cultivate deeper personal, social, and community awareness through life skills development and training for teens with an emphasis on teen girls of color.

Our Vision

Our vision is to empower teenagers to become informed, engaged citizens, and leaders who can envision and create their success. We aspire to ignite and equip a generation that enthusiastically embraces personal and collective growth, fortified by unwavering confidence in their training and capabilities to improve their communities.

The G.A.W.I. Experience is personal, fun, interactive, and inspiring.

Our social and emotional skills development program addresses:

  • Self Awareness

  • Social Awareness

  • Etiquette and Social Grace

  • Civic Responsibility

  • Financial Literacy

  • Coping Skills

  • Responsible Decision Making

  • Professional Development

  • Basic Life Skills/Hacks (i.e. checkbook balancing, interview skills, nutrition basics, self defense tools, cooking basics, )