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Our Impact

“ACOG helped me learn how to be free with my thoughts 

and be myself!”

       - ACOG participant

How is our Impact reflected?

Shaped over the last two+ decades, our program continues to evolve with direct input from the participants and their families, as well as other stakeholders such as social workers, counselors, and other youth development professionals.

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Areas shown to be positively influenced by arts programming, as well as programming specifically for girls include:

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  • Self-esteem              

  • Self-advocacy            

  • Collaboration             

  • Flexibility

  • Public Speaking        

  • Empathy                     

  • Resilience                    

  • Self-Confidence

  • Self-Discipline          

  • Critical Thinking         

  • Problem Solving          

  • Initiative

After surveying participants over the past 5 years we found:

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100% felt...

that ACOG staff supports them and wants them to succeed.

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99% felt...    

• Being in ACOG has positively influenced the choices they make.

• ACOG has helped them develop leadership skills.

• They leave ACOG feeling better than when they arrived.

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96% reported feelings of improved self-worth and self-confidence after being in ACOG programming.

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92% reported feeling more accepting of others who are different than them.

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88% feel more confident to speak up in class or in front of people.

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100% planned to graduate high school and continue on to college or some other type of post-secondary education.

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96% of youth attended more than 90% of sessions, and 82% of girls have stayed in the program two years or longer.

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and... 93% of girls improve their grades from the beginning to the end of the year and/or maintain high-grade standards and 96% attend school on a regular basis (missing less than 14 days).

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