Mission
Girls on the Run Georgia empowers girls with vital social-emotional skills to help them succeed in school, at home, and within friendships. Our programs, Girls on the Run (3rd-5th grade) and Heart & Sole (6th-8th grade) are taught by trained coaches and are intentionally designed for the critical adolescent years when girls experience decreases in confidence and challenges with their mental, social and emotional health. Every girl can participate, no matter her physical ability or her family's financial means. Since 2000, we've helped more than 45,000 girls learn to "let her star shine." Our research-based, positive youth development program utilizes proven curriculum based in social-emotional learning (SEL) to deliver skills in building self-confidence, positive self-talk, managing emotions, navigating difficult conversations, standing up to bullying, and more.