Shout! Mentoring Program with Teen Voices: SHOUT! Stands for Sisters Helping Other Unheard Teens. Teen Voices supports and educates teen girls to amplify their voices and create social change through media. You will learn about writing and editing, job readiness, interviewing and more. You need to be referred by your school support coordinator, guidance counselor or teacher or someone from another program you’ve been in. For Boston Public School girls, ages 14-18. Runs from Jul 6-Aug 14, 10am-5pm. Teens get paid if registered with the Hopeline, ABCD or PIC. Apply by Jun 23. Saun Green, 617-426-5505 x18
DecisionArts: DecisionArts is a 14 week violence prevention and peer leadership program for adolescent girls which uses the creative arts to promote healthy choices. For girls ages 11-16. Runs from Jul 5-Aug 13, Tues & Thurs, 10am-3pm. Free. Apply by Jul 4. 617-989-3137, www.wshc.org
Spring Girls in Action with Bikes Not Bombs: Girls ages 12-18 have the opportunity to engage in an interactive bicycle mechanics, bicycle riding safety, and gender equity social justice curriculum. Program graduates ride away on their very own refurbished bicycle! May 10-Jun 18, Mon-Thurs, 3:30-6:30pm. Program cost is $25-$50 sliding scale for the whole session (scholarships available). Check out the flyer at http://bikesnotbombs.org/node/472. Elijah, 617-522-0222, elijah@bikesnotbombs.org
Teen Voices is Hiring: Work with other teenage girls and a young adult mentor to create original features for their international print and online magazine. Now hiring girls from the Boston Public Schools to fill editing positions. Apply today! Saun Green, 617-426-5505 x18, Saun@TeenVoices.com, http://surveys.teenvoices.com/phpsrv/index.php?sid=1
Center for Young Women’s Health: Come visit the Children’s Hospital League’s Resource Center. The Center has information on tons of health topics and was created for teen girls who want to learn more about safety, eating disorders, nutrition and much more. 617-355-2994, www.youngwomenhealth.org
Girls’ LEAP: A safety and self-defense skills program which combines both physical self-defense and reflective skills, is hiring Teen Mentors to work at their summer program. $8/hour, for 18-20 hours per week. Positions combine teaching, meetings, and workshops. Ages of 14–17. Kristen, 617-787-2112
Fashion Design: Girls will learn to design, construct, sew, market, and sell fashionable fashions. Girls will also take business development classes 4 days a week. Must be between the ages of 13-14. Jul 6-Aug 20, 9am-5pm at the Bird Street Community Center. Diana, 617-282-6110 x24
Girls Dance: Girls ages 13-14 with previous dance experience should apply for an intense study of ballet, Afro-Jazz, Hip Hop, Modern and African form as well as choreography. Program runs July 6-Aug 20 at Bird Street Community Center, 8:45am-5pm. Joyce, 617-282-6110 x13