Each year, WriteGirl presents nearly 100 online and in-person events for youth, including writing and educational workshops, one-on-one mentoring, leadership development, publishing/performance opportunities, and college entrance guidance. All programming is provided at no cost to participants, through two main programs:

1) The WriteGirl Core Mentoring Program presents year-round, online and in-person writing workshops that feature engaging activities, self-care segments, special guest presentations, and time for youth to write and share their creative work. More than 100 mentee-mentor pairs also meet for regular, one-hour, online and in-person writing sessions outside of workshops. The “Bold Futures” aspect of this program provides in-depth college entrance guidance to WriteGirl high school juniors and seniors, in addition to career-focused workshops and resources for 75 college-aged WriteGirl alumni and recent college graduates. WriteGirl also offers a monthly leadership training series called “Bold Leaders” to help teens develop skills in public speaking, time management and communication.

2) WriteGirl Partner Programs provide writing workshops for youth throughout Los Angeles County, in collaboration with organizations that include the Arts for Healing and Justice Network. Recent programming has included writing sessions for youth at Dorothy Kirby Center and Los Padrinos; monthly workshops for trans and nonbinary youth in Altadena; summer writing sessions for co-ed youth in the Compton Unified School District, and a series of college and job preparedness workshops for co-ed teens in the Centinela Valley Union High School District.

WriteGirl mentors complete two days of intensive training in WriteGirl’s trauma- and healing-informed strategies and receive ongoing guidance to help them become effective, long-term mentors for youth. WriteGirl also works with dozens of special guest writers, musicians and performers who help maximize the impact of our work. Recent program partners have included the Japanese American National Museum, the Natural History Museum, the Wende Museum and The Autry.