Sisters Empowering Sisters
How to Join SES

Are you...

a young woman between the ages of 14 and 18 and living in the Chicago area,


Who wants to...

work toward positive change with and for girls and young women


And is...

available at least twice a month for Saturday meetings, activities, site visits, presentations, and other meetings after school


We are...

Sisters Empowering Sisters is a diverse group of young women from Chicagoland between the ages of 14 and 18 years old. We bring the voices of girls to Girl's Best Friend Foundation and other organizations through presentations, site visits, and grantmaking.


What do we do?

Sisters Empowering Sisters members will meet at least twice a month for a year to:

• Participate in activities and discussions about grantmaking, social justice, and sisterhood;
  
  
  
• Make important decisions about granting money to groups of girls and young women;
  
  
  
• Hang out and share information with the GBF board and staff;
  
  
  
• Meet and share information with other groups of girls and young women in the Chicago area and across the country

We also offer...

• Childcare reimbursement for teen moms;
  
  
  
• Free public transit cards; and
  
  
  
• Payment for a personal attendant if you have a disability and need assistance

How do I become a member?
Just download a copy of the application, fill it out, and send it back in! 

Download the application as a Word file by clicking here! 

OR

Download the application as a PDF file by clicking here!

The deadline to return the completed application is 5:00p.m. on Friday, May 20, 2023.

Don't forget, you have to live in or around Chicago to be a member of SES.

Once you have completed the application, mail, e-mail, or fax it to:

Girl's Best Friend Foundation
c/o Sisters Empowering Sisters
900 N. Franklin, Suite 210
Chicago, IL 60610
312-266-2972 (fax)

ses@girlsbestfriend.org

Got questions? Get answers!

Email us at ses@girlsbestfriend.org.