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- EIN 81-1705326
- (860) 836-4421
- PO BOX 370525 West Hartford CT 06137 USA
- gotrgreatehartford.org
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Nonprofit Overview
Causes: Children & Youth, Girls Clubs, Recreation & Sports, Sports, Youth Development Programs
Mission: To inspire girls to be joyful, healthy and confident using a fun, experience-based curriculum which creatively integrates running.
Target demographics: inspire girls to be joyful, healthy and confident using a fun, experience-based curriculum which creatively integrates running.
Direct beneficiaries per year: 400 participants
Geographic areas served: Hartford, Fairfield, Tolland, Litchfield and New Haven Counties
Programs: Girls on the Run uses running and other physical activities as a platform for teaching life skills and promoting positive social, emotional, and holistic health outcomes for girls in grades 3-8. The season concludes with a celebratory, non-competitive 5K event, which provides the girls with a tangible sense of achievement as well as a framework for setting and achieving life goals.