cincinnati a program of vermont works for women. 2 what is rosie’s girls ® ? three-week summer...
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CincinnatiA Program of Vermont Works for Women
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What is Rosie’s Girls®?• Three-week summer day camp for 6th-8th grade girls aged 11-
13 years
• Primary focus is to expose girls to careers in construction – trades, engineering, IT, architect, etc.
• Challenges girls to push past their own limits. Combines hands-on instruction in skilled trades with expressive arts activities.
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What is Rosie’s Girls®?• Started in Vermont in 2000• Replicated in California, South Carolina and
Ohio (Cleveland)• Over 1100 girls have participated to date• 66 Cincinnati girls since 2008
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Why is Rosie’s Girls® Needed?• Workforce Development - Invest in future construction workforce to meet
demand for skilled labor, i.e., increase the flow of diverse individuals into the industry.
• Economic Empowerment - Provide role models for girls in good paying, non-traditional fields to widen their career opportunity horizons.
• Education - Build confidence and self-esteem in young girls (learning by doing) to enable them to challenge traditional societal expectations for the rest of their lives.
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Rosie’s Girls® 2010 Content• Carpentry
– Tool boxes, lamps, two full sized picnic tables• Electric
– Lamps, receptacles, switches• Plumbing
– Toilet Repair, Pipeline to Your Future• Welding
– Lawn Art• Arts
– Painting lamps, toolboxes, tile-art picture frames, camp song• Physical Challenges
– Karate, team building activities• Self-Esteem Building
– Writing/Journaling, personal collages, Wall of Fame/Shame• Bike Repair• Computer programming and repair• Field trip to urban waterway for water testing
A Rosie’s Girl’s Typical Day
• 8:45 Bus Arrives, Light Breakfast• 9:00 Karate/Character Development• 10:00 Plumbing• 11:00 Dreams to Careers• 11:30 Lunch/Free Time• 12:15 Carpentry/Art• 1:30 Art/Carpentry• 2:45 Snack/Debrief• 3:00 Bus Departs• 3:30 Staff Meeting
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Images from Rosie’s Girls® 2010
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Results from Rosie’s Girls® 2010
• 24 girls attended, ages 11-13• 75% of campers’ families were at or below the
federal poverty income level ($1069 per month for family of 4)
• Thirteen communities and nineteen different schools were represented
• 100% of the girls received financial aid to attend the camp
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The girls said…
• “I believe I can do anything I wish to do” • “I can do things that I didn’t think that I could” • “I have the ability to do more jobs”• “I feel more confident in myself” • “I have learned that women can do anything
they set their mind to and be anything they want even if it is a man’s job.”
“I changed what I think about careers by knowing”
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The parents said…
• 100% of the parents and girls would recommend the Rosie’s Girls camp to others.
• 100% of parents reported they discussed what they learned at camp.
• 79% of parents reported that Rosie’s Girls improved their relationship with their daughter.
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The parents said…
• “The Rosie’s Girls program opened the eyes of young ladies and showed them there is a variety of careers and hobbies they can do other than run the streets”
• “It taught my daughter how to be a team player”
• “Rosie’s Girls definitely reinforced what I’ve tried to show and tell her over the years.”
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Rosie’s Girls® Past Supporters
Denier
SOLICACONSTRUCTION
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The plan for 2011
• Hold the camp at Woodward HS again to build on the relationships established in 2008, 2009 and 2010.
• Fundraise for a camp in a rural community
• “Greening” our curriculum
Keys to Success
• YWCA/NAWIC partnership
• Year-round fundraising/awareness
• Spirit of Construction support
• STRONG links to Cincinnati Public Schools
• Expertise in running camps and working with youth
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Steps for Success
• Engaging community businesses to donate the funds, materials and volunteers.
• Utilizing the research based Rosie's Girls curriculum designed by Vermont Works for Women
• Applying lessons learned from previous camps• Engaging parents through mandatory parent meetings• Hiring experienced camp staff and trades instructors • Fully training camp staff, instructors and volunteers on adolescent
development and classroom management• Providing a safe, comfortable camp atmosphere that allows girls to
work with tools and projects beyond their imagination• Celebrating the "aha" moments and recognizing girls for their
accomplishments
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Contact Information
• Vermont Works For WomenLiz Shayne
[email protected] 802-658-5229
• YWCA of Greater CincinnatiRhonda Lindon-Hammon
ywcacincinnati.org/rosiesgirls