About Girls Circle

About Girls Circle

As mothers with a passionate vision to foster healthy relationships and choices within their daughters and other girls’ lives, founders Giovanna Taormina and Beth Hossfeld, MFT, created the first Girls Circle group. Recognizing the impact of their first Girls Circle and responding to the needs in their communities and beyond, they launched training programs in 1997 that have helped more than 5,000 organizations across the nation successfully implement the model. Over the past 11 years, the Girls Circle approach has been implemented with girls across every socioeconomic, geographical, ethnic, religious population, and sexual orientation. The strengths-based, skill-building approach creates a safe space to address risky behaviors, build on protective factors, and improve relationships in a format that interests and engages girls. Direct service providers attend trainings or can purchase the materials in order to implement this sustainable model within their current programming mix. Additionally, the model is endorsed by the U.S. Dept of Justice as “a promising approach” and is recommended in their Model Programs Guide. For more information, visit www.girlscircle.com.