GoGirlGo! Chicago
This project's parent organization is Women’s Sports Foundation
It operates in United States
It uses Multiple sports
More about GoGirlGo! Chicago
Chicago is a cosmopolitan city of class and culture. But beyond the glamour of the Gold Coast and the marquee events at Millennium Park, there is a side of this city that—while not always visible—desperately needs to be seen. The physical and emotional effects of childhood obesity include cancer, cardiovascular disease, depression, eating disorders, low self-confidence, substance abuse, etc. For girls, it’s worse, especially African-American and Hispanic girls. Childhood obesity can be prevented through a combination of education and physical activity.
The Women’s Sports Foundation’s GoGirlGo! initiative gives girls the opportunity to be physically active, which in turn boosts their self-esteem and builds character, and helps them understand that sedentary lifestyles often have dire consequences.
Its free, award-winning curriculum teaches girls about how to confront and eliminate harmful health behaviors, the importance of physical activity and the development of leadership skills. GoGirlGo! Chicago is expanding opportunities for underserved girls in Chicago through the distribution of grants and by working in concert with girl-serving organizations to ensure that girls have free access to physical activity programs. Since 2005, GoGirlGo! Chicago has worked with 335 community organizations to deliver the program to over 13,000 girls.