HERE FOR THE GIRLS INC
1309 JAMESTOWN ROAD SUITE 204, WILLIAMSBURG, VA 23185 www.hereforthegirls.org

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Organizations Filed Purposes: HERE FOR THE GIRLS, INC. (H4TG) IMPROVES THE LIVES OF YOUNG WOMEN AFFECTED BY BREAST CANCER (DIAGNOSED UNDER AGE 51, THUS SERVING A BROADER AGE RANGE THAN ANY OTHER YOUNG SURVIVOR ORGANIZATION). WE OFFER SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL SUPPORT THROUGH SERVICES THAT PROVIDE PERSONAL CONNECTIONS AND A SHARED EXPERIENCE AMONG OUR MEMBERS. OUR RESEARCH-BASED SUPPORT MODEL FOCUSES ON THE OVERALL WELL-BEING OF OUR MEMBERS AND DELIVERS OUR SERVICES THROUGH A NON-CLINICAL, PEER-BASED APPROACH. THE RESULT IS AN INCLUSIVE COMMUNITY BASED ON EQUITY AND CULTURAL HUMILITY THAT CULTIVATES A SENSE OF BELONGING FROM DIAGNOSIS, THROUGH TREATMENT, AND BEYOND. FOUNDED IN 2007 BY TWO YOUNG SURVIVORS WHO EXPERIENCED FIRST-HAND THE LACK OF SERVICES FOR THEIR AGE GROUP, H4TG OFFERS A MODEL OF SUPPORT THAT HELPS THESE YOUNG WOMEN GET THROUGH BREAST CANCER AND LIVE LIFE TO THE FULLEST, "WITH AN EXCLAMATION POINT INSTEAD OF A PERIOD." IT IS THE DEPTH AND BREADTH OF OUR SUPPORT LED BY TRAINED FACILITATORS - YOUNG SURVIVORS WHO

HERE FOR THE GIRLS TRANSFORMS THE BREAST CANCER EXPERIENCE FOR YOUNG WOMEN. IT IMPROVES THEIR LIVES BY PROVIDING IN-DEPTH SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL SUPPORT, FACILITATED BY TRAINED PEERS, DESIGNED TO MEET THEIR UNIQUE NEEDS.

ONGOING SUPPORT FOR YOUNG WOMEN DIAGNOSED WITH BREAST CANCER UNDER THE AGE OF 51: BREAST CANCER HAS A SIGNIFICANTLY GREATER IMPACT ON QUALITY OF LIFE AND FOR A LONGER PERIOD OF TIME FOR YOUNG WOMEN AND THEIR FAMILIES. YOUNG WOMEN DIAGNOSED WITH BREAST CANCER FACE UNIQUE CHALLENGES - MORE AGGRESSIVE CANCERS OFTEN FOUND AT LATER STAGES, HIGHER DEATH RATES, PREMATURE MENOPAUSE, FERTILITY ISSUES, AND RAISING YOUNG CHILDREN, HOLDING DOWN JOBS, AND CARING FOR A SPOUSE OR DATING WHILE IN TREATMENT AND AFTERWARD - YET SPECIFIC RESOURCES ARE SLIM AND PEERS CAN BE DIFFICULT TO FIND. HERE FOR THE GIRLS EXISTS TO ENSURE THAT NO YOUNG WOMAN HAS TO MAKE THIS JOURNEY WITHOUT ALL THE LOVE, ENCOURAGEMENT, AND INFORMATION SHE NEEDS FROM PEERS WHO UNDERSTAND. FOR 13 YEARS HERE FOR THE GIRLS (H4TG) HAS BEEN PROVIDING AN IN-DEPTH SUPPORT THAT IMPROVES THE QUALITY OF LIFE AND SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL WELL-BEING OF THESE YOUNG WOMEN WHOSE LIVES HAVE BEEN TURNED UPSIDE DOWN BY A BREAST CANCER DIAGNOSIS. H4TG GIVES THEM PEERS WHO UNDERSTAND BECAUSE THEY'VE EXPERIENCED IT, AND THE VITAL SUPPORT, INFORMATION, AND RESOURCES THEY NEED TO GET THROUGH AND BEYOND THIS UNEXPECTED, FRIGHTENING EXPERIENCE FEELING CONFIDENT, ENERGIZED, UNDERSTOOD, AND HOPEFUL, NO MATTER WHAT THE FUTURE MAY HOLD. H4TG DOES THIS THROUGH IN-PERSON AND ONLINE SUPPORT LED BY TRAINED PEER FACILITATORS. THE IN-PERSON COMMUNITY-BASED SUPPORT SYSTEMS ARE IN SELECT LOCATIONS IN VA, TX, FL, AND NC. VIRTUAL SUPPORT IS AVAILABLE NATIONWIDE. WE GIVE OUR YOUNG WOMEN THE OPPORTUNITY TO PARTICIPATE IN AN ANNUAL ONE- OF-A KIND WELLNESS RETREAT (THE "RENEW, RESTORE, RETREAT") AND PRIVATE FACEBOOK GROUPS, TO ATTEND OR VOLUNTEER AT OUR SIGNATURE EVENTS, AND APPLY TO BECOME CALENDAR MODELS IN THE ANNUAL A CALENDAR TO LIVE BY (SERVING AS H4TG AMBASSADORS). WE ALSO OFFER A VARIETY OF UPLIFTING ACTIVITIES TO RESTORE CONFIDENCE AND JUST HAVE FUN TOGETHER AS YOUNG WOMEN SHOULD BE DOING. THESE ARE MORE WAYS OUR YOUNG WOMEN CAN ASK QUESTIONS, SHARE INFORMATION, AND SUPPORT ONE ANOTHER THROUGH THE MANY CHALLENGES OF BEING YOUNG AND DEALING WITH A BREAST CANCER DIAGNOSIS AND THE AFTERMATH OF TREATMENTS THAT CAN LAST FOR A LIFETIME, NO MATTER HOW LONG OR SHORT THAT LIFETIME MAY BE. HEALTH AND WELLNESS EDUCATION ARE A PART OF THE SUPPORT H4TG PROVIDES BECAUSE HEALING FROM THIS DISEASE AND LIVING YOUR BEST LIFE AFTERWARDS INVOLVES HEALING MIND, BODY AND SPIRIT, NOT JUST THE PHYSICAL. H4TG CONSISTENTLY MODELS AND PROMOTES HEALTHY LIFESTYLE OPTIONS. THE ORGANIZATION EDUCATES SURVIVORS AND, AS A BY-PRODUCT, THE PUBLIC, ABOUT BREAST HEALTH AND LIVING A HEALTHY LIFESTYLE. IT DOES THIS THROUGH VARIOUS METHODS, INCLUDING, A LIFESAVING BREAST HEALTH GUIDE INSIDE ITS ANNUAL "A CALENDAR TO LIVE BY" (OF THE 10,000 PRINTED, 80% ARE DONATED TO FREE CLINICS, PHYSICIANS' OFFICES, AND GIVEN AWAY TO NEWLY DIAGNOSED WOMEN AND AT SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS), PARTNERING WITH LOCAL NEWSPAPERS TO CREATE A BREAST HEALTH INSERT WITH A DISTRIBUTION OF 100,000+, MODELING HEALTHY LIVING AT SUPPORT GROUP MEETINGS AND ACTIVITIES FOR MEMBERS, AND PARTICIPATING AT HEALTH FAIRS AND NUMEROUS SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS. IN 2019 WE ENHANCED OUR STAFF BY ADDING A LICENSED CLINICAL SOCIAL WORKER TO WORK CLOSELY WITH THE H4TG PROGRAM TEAM TO: L ) PROVIDE SUBJECT MATTER EXPERTISE FOR BOTH THE STAFF AND TRAINED FACILITATOR TEAMS IN NAVIGATING THROUGH CHALLENGES THEY FACE TIED TO THE YOUNG WOMEN WE SERVE, AND 2) WORK IN TANDEM WITH THE PROGRAM TEAM IN DEVELOPING INITIATIVES RESULTING IN IMPROVED PROGRAM EXCELLENCE. WE ALSO DEVELOPED A BEREAVEMENT PROCESS TO HONOR THE MEMORY OF OUR MEMBERS WHOSE LIVES HAVE BEEN CUT SHORT BY BREAST CANCER. WE RECOGNIZE AND REMEMBER THEIR PASSING THROUGH THIS NEW "IN OUR HEARTS" LIFE CELEBRATION PROGRAM. THE PROGRAM INCLUDES A MEMORIAL TO THE DECEASED ON OUR IN OUR HEARTS WEB PAGE, INCLUSION OF THE DECEASED MEMBER'S NAME IN OUR ANNUAL CEREMONY, AND INCLUSION IN OUR ANNUAL IN OUR HEARTS GLASS MEMORIAL SCULPTURE.

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