Program	Location	Program Setting	Age Group/Ethnicity	Specific Gender Related Programming	Other Specific Targeted Factors
Alternative Rehabilitation Communities (ARC)	Harrisburg, PA Contact: Daniel Elby (717) 238-7101	Residential Continuum of care	Ages 15-18 Predominantly African American	Relationship building Victimization Non-traditional vocational training	Parenting training Female sex offenders
Staff-Secured Detention Program for Female Juvenile Offenders, Boys Town USA	Philadelphia, PA Contact: Dawn Weeks (215) 739-3742	Detention	Ages 11-18 African American, Caucasian, and Latina	Relationship building Staff training Life skills Victimization
Caritas House	Pawtucket, RI Contact: Susan Wallace (401) 722-4644	Residential	Ages 13-17 Caucasian	Sexual abuse Victimization Relationship building Staff training	Alcohol and drug treatment facility
Life Givers	Fairbanks, AK Contact: Valerie Naquin (907) 452-1274	Residential	Ages 13-18 Caucasian	Prenatal-postpartum care Well baby care & day care Staff training	Alcohol and drug treatment facility Positive ethnic identity
PACE Center for Girls	Headquarters Jacksonville, FL Contact: Lawanda Raviora (904) 358-0555	Day Treatment	Ages 12-18 Caucasian and African American	Relationship building Staff training Life skills Positive gender identity	Small all-girls classes Community service
Pulaski County Juvenile Court, Volunteer Probation Officer-Tean Parenting Program	Little Rock, AR Contact: Judge Rita Gruber (501) 340-6700	Probation	Ages 12-17 Teen parents African American	Parenting skills Relationship building Matches teens & probation officers by gender	Requires parental involvement
Harriet Tubman Residential Center	Auburn, NY Contact: Ines M. Nieves-Evans (315) 255-3481	Residential	Ages 15-18 Caucasian, African American, and Latina	Relationship building Staff training Women's studies curriculum Victimization Self-empowerment skills Positive gender identity
City of Phoenix Parks and Recreation At-Risk Youth	Phoenix, AZ Contact: Cynthia D. Peters (602) 262-7370	Community-based	Ages 10-18 African American, Latina/Hispanic, and caucasian	Relationship building Nontraditional career opportunities Female development curriculum	Rites of passage program Sports Leadership Development program Collaborative
Diineegwashii	Fairbanks, AK Contact: Valerie Naquin (907) 456-6306	Community-based	Ages 10-18 Alaska Native/American Indians	Family Management skills	Positive ethnic identity Alcohol and drug prevention
G.I.R.L.S. on the move!	Boston, MA Contact: Zahid Vides (617) 265-7040	Community-based	Ages 10-16 African American and Latina/Hispanic	Relationship building Mentoring program Life Skills	Alcohol and drug prevention Entrepreneur program
Learning For Life	Nashville, TN Contact: Susan Dixon (202) 628-8080	Community-based	Ages 9-14 African American	Relationship building Life Skills	Rites of passage program Positive ethnic identity Arts-based curriculum
Naja Project	Washington, DC Contact: Jerveada Dixon-Addison (202) 610-3780	Community-based	Ages 10-14 African American	Relationship building Life Skills Leadership development	Alcohol and drug prevention Positive ethnic identity
Nuevo Dia	Salt Lake City, UT Contact: Debbie Gutierrez (801) 521-4473	Community-based	Ages 11-15 Latina/Hispanic	Emphasizes mother/daughter bonding Life skills Study of Hispanic/Latina women Positive gender identity	Positive ethnic identity School dropout prevention
Project Chrysalis	Portland, OR Contact: Stevie Newcomer (503) 916-5840	School-based	Ages 14-15 Predominantly Caucasian child abuse victims	Victimization Relationship building Staff training	Self-defense training Alcohol and drug prevention Leadership skills
Thank Goodness I'm Female	Philadelphia, PA Contact: Inez Love (215) 851-1867	Community-based	Ages 10-14	Mentoring Life skills	Rites of passage program Alcohol and drug prevention Positive ethnic identity
Urban Women Against	Hartford, CT Contact: Marlene Berg (860) 278-2044	School-based	Ages 9-11 African American, Caribbean, Puerto Rican, and Hispanic	Staff training Emphasizes mother/daughter bonding Relationship building	Alcohol and drug prevention Use of arts curriculum

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Guiding Principles for Promising Female Programming	October 1998