Don't Just Grow Up,
Glow Up.
Girls Glowing Up helps girls build confidence, leadership, and essential life skills through mentorship, education, service, and positive community experiences.
A Birmingham nonprofit for girls who deserve to glow.
Girls Glowing Up is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit based in Birmingham, Alabama helping girls in elementary through high school develop confidence, leadership, financial knowledge, practical life skills, and a positive sense of purpose.
Learn About UsFive Core Pillars
Five interconnected areas that develop the whole girl.
Identity
Know your worth and love who you're becoming.
Emotional Wellness
Tools to manage feelings, stress, and relationships.
Leadership
Lead yourself first, then lead your community.
Financial Literacy
Budgeting, credit, and wealth-building for real life.
Future Readiness
College prep, career exposure, and real-world skills.
How We Show Up for Girls
Home Mentoring
Enrolled participants receive mentoring and monthly outings — with free transportation and meals during approved Girls Glowing Up activities.
- Structured mentoring in the family's community
- Monthly Girls Glowing Up outings
- Free transportation to approved outings
- Free meals or food during approved outings
- Life-skills and confidence-building activities
- A supportive community of mentors and peers
- Feeding people experiencing homelessness
- Tutoring younger students
- Community cleanups
- Care-package projects
- Food and school-supply drives
- Nursing-home outreach
- Youth-led service projects
Develop. Lead. Serve.
Through the Leadership Academy and hands-on service opportunities, girls build real-world leadership through education, action, and community impact.
$2,500 Shopping Spree
Apply, nominate a girl, or vote for a contestant — all proceeds fuel mentorship, curriculum, and life-changing experiences for girls.
Come glow with us.
Field Day, service opportunities, and community experiences — see everything on the calendar.
Every gift helps a girl glow.
Donate
One-time or monthly gifts to fuel programming.
Learn MoreSponsor a Girl
Support a participant's program experience.
Learn MoreSponsor Transportation
Get girls safely to outings and experiences.
Learn MoreSponsor Meals
Provide food during outings and activities.
Learn MoreConfidence Kits
Fund essentials and encouragement kits for girls.
Learn MoreCorporate Partner
Bring your team, matching gifts, or sponsorship.
Learn MoreGet updates from Girls Glowing Up
Program news, volunteer opportunities, campaigns, and events — straight to your inbox.
A vision for every girl.
"Every girl deserves to know her worth — and to be surrounded by people who help her live it out."
Ra'Sheleria Williams founded Girls Glowing Up to give girls the mentorship, tools, and community every young woman deserves.
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