Girls on the Run Southcentral

Ways You Can Get Involved:

• Volunteer as a Coach! Time commitment: 1.5 - 2 hours twice weekly for 10 weeks.

• Join a committee: Finance, Marketing, 5K Planning, Events and Community Engagement

• Raise funds for your local council by participating as a SoleMate through our adult charity running program. Visit https://www.gotrsouthcentralak.org/SoleMates for more information.

• Volunteer as a Running Buddy and run with a girl at her 5K run each May and November 

• Hold a fundraiser (silent auction, wine tasting, etc.) to benefit your local council. Funds can be used for scholarships, capacity building, marketing…you name it!

• Collect items for your local council’s “coach boxes” – paper, markers, snack for girls, girls running shoes,  etc.

• Join a committee! We have 5 committees: Events, Community Engagement, 5K, Marketing and Finance. These committees meet once a month, are chaired by a Board Member, and have dedicated community volunteers to help prepare and plan within our organization. I can help by introducing you to any of the committee chairs.

• Be creative – Girls on the Run councils are always looking for exciting new ways to raise funds, market the program, and reach a greater number of girls in their community!

10 weeks. 24 lessons. 1,000+ Alaskan girls and counting

Our Mission

We inspire girls to be joyful, healthy and confident using a fun, experience-based curriculum which creatively integrates running.

Our Vision

We envision a world where every girl knows and activates her limitless potential and is free to boldly pursue her dreams.

So what does Girls on the Run® do?

One girl put it this way, "I learned that I am the boss of my brain."  We inspire girls to know and activate their limitless potential and to boldly pursue their dreams.  No limits. No constraints. Only opportunities to be remarkable.

How do we do it?

We use a fun, experience-based curriculum which creatively integrates running to inspire girls to be joyful, healthy and confident.  The games and activities first help 3^rd through 8^th grade girls get a better understanding of who they are and what's important to them. Then we look at the role of teams and healthy relationships. And, finally, we explore how girls can positively connect with and shape the world.

And remember, we believe that life-changing experiences can be fun too—for everyone—the girls, coaches, families and other volunteers. Don't be surprised when you hear laughter along with self-reflection, and see beaming smiles across the radiant faces of our girls.

Me + Relationships + Community

Meeting twice a week in small teams of girls, we teach life skills through dynamic, conversation-based lessons and running games. The 24-lesson curriculum is delivered by certified Girls on the Run coaches and includes three parts: understanding ourselves, valuing teamwork and understanding how we connect with and shape the world at large

Power through Service

Acknowledging that accomplishment has many flavors, each team creates and executes a local community service project. This experience demonstrates to girls the unimaginable strength that comes from helping others.

Up and Running

At Girls on the Run, running is not just a metaphor. We use this activity to inspire and motivate girls, encourage lifelong health and fitness, and build confidence through accomplishment. At each season's conclusion, the girls and their adult running buddies, complete a 5k running event. In some cities this is a huge community-wide event and in others, it's an intimate and inspiring gathering of friends and family. The results are the same—making the seemingly impossible, possible.

Program Design:

• Our 24-lesson curriculums teach life skills through group processing, running games and workouts. The three-part curriculum is taught by certified Girls on the Run coaches and includes understanding ourselves, valuing teamwork and understanding how we connect with and shape the world at large.
• Girls design and conduct a community service project 
• At each season’s conclusion, the girls complete a 5k running event as a group 

Measurable Results:

• Evidence-based evaluation of the program shows a statistically significant improvement in body image, eating attitudes and self-esteem 
• Research also indicates an improved sense of identity and an increasingly active lifestyle for program participants.

National Recognition for Girls on the Run:

Featured on CNN, NBC, ESPN, MSNBC, ABC News, NBC News and in the following national publications: Self, Marie Claire, Women’s Day, Redbook, Women’s Running, Shape, O Magazine, People, Better Homes & Gardens, Glamour, Runner’s World, Fitness, Cooking Light, Parent, American Girl, Southern Living, and extensive local media throughout the United States.