Mission

Our Mission is to assist our girls with building self -esteem, self- identity, and self-worth while helping them to plan for their academic success and future.  This includes implementing SEL lessons, developing groups, and conducting schoolwide activities that will assist in removing barriers that may keep them from developing the skills necessary to lead happy and healthy lives.  We will assist these young ladies in becoming college and career ready so that they may attend colleges of their choice and earn advanced degrees so that they may not only become productive citizens, but help to change the world in which we live.    

YWLA Counseling Vision

Assisting students with removing social emotional barriers that are impeding development of self esteem, self-identity, and self-worth

• SEL lessons that includes teen dating violence, suicide, bullying, coping skills 
• Use of Stop it app to report bullying and/or crisis situations
• Responsive services for any students in immediate crisis 
• Group counseling for students that focuses on social and emotional issues 
• Individual counseling 
• Referrals to outside counseling if needed 
• Referrals to agencies or social worker for basic needs (clothes, food, shelter) 
• Outside agencies who work with groups of students (Brighter Tomorrows, Be project, North Texas Suicide organization) 
• Keep open communication with parents 
• YWLA kindness Crew

Assist students in becoming college and career ready

• Texas Scholars/college/ career day 
• Individual academic goal setting 
• Consulting with the college bound advisor 
• District college night 
• Xello lessons that focuses on college and career readiness 
• GPISD experience 
• Invite College representatives to work with students
• Invite professionals to share career experiences with students
• Advising during course selection process