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“Cool Girls means a lot to me. It’s a place where you can express your feelings and have fun. It’s also a place where you can talk about things that are on your mind. Cool Girls is where I can come and feel comfortable.”
-Briandra, 7th Grade Cool Girl

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Cool Girls Shop ‘til They Drop…

The Church parish hall is transformed into a mini mall so that girls can have the full experience shopping for school clothes, book bags and school supplies. The Episcopal Church of St. Peter and St. Paul has hosted the Cool Girls Shopping Day for well over 16 years. This partnership makes preparing for school oh so cool!

Cool Girls understands the value and importance of supporting our girls’ families. Parental involvement is critical to the success of our girls. Parents are an integral part of our holistic approach to changing outcomes for their daughters. We provide continuous support to parents to provide the tools to develop healthy bonds and stay connected to girls.

Cool Girls is unique and effective. It is our vision to create a girls only environment where girls are nurtured, supported and empowered.

Cool Girls programs instill the tools necessary for participants to break cycles of teen pregnancy and poverty. Girls are nutured to be confident; motivated to excel academically and informed to make positive long term decisions.

Thanks to generous support from The Kendeda Fund, Cool Girls engages in an annual independent evaluation of all Cool Girls programs with psychologists at Georgia State University. Psychologists’ compare school report cards and conduct qualitative interviews with girls enrolled in our program and compare their responses to those of girls not benefitting from our programs. In summary the results show:

“Participation in Cool Girls appears to be associated with improvements in academic performance over multiple years following their participation.”
“Cool Girls earn high grades and perform better on standardized tests than comparison girls.”
“Cool Girls earned a higher grade point average and earned significantly higher Math Grades than comparisons.”
“Consistent attendance in Cool Girls Programs was related to better academic performance.”
“Cool Girls with a Cool Sister performed better academically than comparisons regardless of whether academic performance was measured in terms of grades or standardized tests.”