Radiant G Circle is Girls Empowerment Network’s weekly recurring school-based program. We serve girls in 3-12 grade in Central Texas, Houston, and Dallas. Our programs offer a safe, supportive, and inclusive environment for youth. Girls Empowerment Network welcomes youth across the gender spectrum including those who are cis, trans, non-binary, and gender expansive. 

Once a week, Radiant G Circle volunteers will help facilitate interactive sessions which incorporate a research-based curriculum designed exclusively for Girls Empowerment Network. Each week we focus on a topic relevant to girl’s lives, such as healthy friendships, self-compassion, stress management, body positivity, identity/diversity, etc. With support from Girls Empowerment Network Program Coordinator, volunteers, and peers, Radiant G Circle equips girls with the skills and awareness they need to navigate the pressures of girlhood.

As a Radiant G Circle volunteer, you can choose to be involved in either of the following ways, though the timing of groups may vary each semester. 

• Co-facilitate a weekly school group that takes place during the school day (between 8AM-3PM) and last for 1½ hours. 
• Co-facilitate a weekly after school group that takes place between the hours of 3PM – 5:45PM and lasts for 2 hours. 
  
  

Volunteers are assigned to a specific school and will be required to commit to the same time and day every week for the entirety of the semester.

Your Role as a Volunteer:

• Attend a weekly group meeting at a local elementary, middle, or high school. We aim to keep travel time for volunteers to their groups within a 20-30 minute range. However, please note the majority of our groups are located at Title 1 schools and therefore are located in the following locations.
  
  • Central Texas/Austin: South Austin, North Austin, Buda, Lockhart, Manor, Del Valle, San Marcos, Georgetown, Hays County, etc.
  • Houston: Houston ISD, Alief ISD, Aldine ISD. We serve campuses broadly in South Houston and East Houston (north and southeast). 
  • Dallas: Cedar Hill ISD, North Dallas, South Dallas (Fair Park Area), and Southeast Dallas (Pleasant Grove). 
•  Act as a co-facilitator alongside a Girls Empowerment Network Program Lead. All programs are led by a Girls Empowerment Network staff member or social work intern and co-facilitated by a trained volunteer like yourself. This ensures that volunteers have a system of support and are able to work with an awesome team.
• Form encouraging and caring relationships with girls in the group.
• Lead ice breakers, activities, and discussions, as well as participate in activities with girls. When girls are on the floor making stress balls, you’re on the floor with them!
• Assist with behavior management/refer to group guidelines.  
  
  

 Expectations of Volunteers:

• Be energentic and present
• Greet girls and help lead them to the meeting space 
• Lead small groups
• Engage girls in processing the activities/discussions, how they feel about it, how it realtes to their lives
• Partcipate! 
• Aid girls that have additional needs/benefit from extra support
  
  

Other Important Information: 

• We ask that volunteers only miss two groups a semester. Consistency is incredibly important, but we also know that volunteers have obligations outside of Radiant G Circle! So, no worries if you need to miss a few groups- all you must do is let us know in advance so we can get a sub!
• All Radiant G Circle Volunteer are required to attend a virtual Direct Service Training and to complete a secure online background check. Our virtual trainings are usually held in August or September for the Fall semester and in January or February for the Spring. 
• We anticipate that Fall semester programming will being in September/early October.  We anticipate that Spring semester programming will begin in late January/February. 

Be sure to check out our Radiant G Circle FAQs for additional information. To learn about Radiant G Circle from a previous volunteer,  click here!