Girlstart

Girlstart summer camp: through the summer months, girlstart provides week-long stem camps for girls entering the 4th-8th grades. At our ausin headquarters, we provide 14 fee-based summer camps, with 428 need-based scholarships awarded in 2024. We also offer 20+ free summer camps for girls in high-need communities outside of austin. In 2024, girlstart reached 807 girls at 35 camps across 17 locations in 6 states, including texas, california, massachusetts, and wisconsin.

Community stem education: girlstart provides free (or reduced-cost), family friendly community stem programming that involves hands-on stem learning activites for thousands of girls, families, and community members each year. Girlstart's community stem programs include the girls in stem conference, starry nights utilizing our mini-planetarium at our austin headquarters, community science extravaganzas, booths at community events, and our online destember programs. Girlstart reached 17,497 girls and family members through 108 in-person and online community stem programs.