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RESOURCES

This page will be updated continually with resources that align with our mission and vision. 

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 Join the list-serve of local and national organizations advocating for girls:

Explore Chicago and Nationwide Reports (CUG Recommended Reports):

Reports
IL Council on Women and Girls 20 ILCS 51

Illinois Council on Women and Girls (20 ILCS 5130) Annual Report January 2020 by Illinois Lt. Governor Juliana Straton

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Let Her Learn: Stopping School Pushout: Overview and Key Findings

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The Sexual Abuse to Prison Pipeline: The Girls Story

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2019 Why Am I Always Being Researched?

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The Status of Girls 2017: Emerging Truths and Troubling Trends

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Women and Girls of Color: Addressing Challenges and Expanding Opportunities

Chicago's New Deal for ALL Women and Gir

Chicago's New Deal for ALL Women & Girls

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Healthy Chicago 2.0

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Generation STEM

2019 Report on the Status of Chicago's W

2019 Report on the Status of Chicago's Women and Girls by Chicago Foundation for Women in Partnership with Loyola University Center for Urban Research and Learning

Black Girls Matter- Pushed Out, Overpoli

Black Girls Matter: Pushed Out, Overpoliced, and Underprotected

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Status of Girls In Illinois

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Girlhood Interrupted: The Erasure of Black Girls Childhood

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STEM 2026

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Report of the APA Task Force on the Sexualization of Girls Executive Summary

CUG Recommended Books

CRBooks
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Pushout

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How Long Will I Cry?

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Urban Girls Revisited

Resources Created By Our Steering Committee Members

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Chapter 11: Girls and Trauma: Performing Socio-Surgery through a Gender-Responsive Lens,  Sherida Morrison and T-wannda Piper review a compilation of research that examines the physiological, psychological, and social effects of trauma in girls. Together, they discuss the Trauma Print, "a psychosocial imprint representing the enormity and impact of adverse childhood experiences on an individual that can affect their engagement with each socio-ecological sphere of influence". 

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They’re All The Same Girl, a literary guide sharing her journey working with our girls and building the highly regarded Polished Pebbles Girls Mentoring Program. Kelly Fair delivers turn-key tactics and shares insight on successfully garnering support from volunteers, schools, civic and corporate partners.

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Whose Little Girl Am I 

This is a collection of lived and observed female experiences. The ups, the downs, the let downs and the victory. This is a collection of our experiences. Women young and old can relate to this collection of monologues. 

By Kisha Roberts-Tabb, Kimyona Roberts, et al.

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The South Side Coalition on Urban Girls (SSCG) developed the “Girls in the City- South Side Edition” Resource Guide” (magazine style) which provides vital health, personal development information and community resources for girls. Sherida Morrison, Brianna Lawrence.

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Bongo Beads

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The Bongo Beads are handmade beads by Tanzanian high school students who are orphans. Our Reel Beauty girls hand make these beads every Saturday at the Uzima Centre in Mwanza Tanzania to help pay for their education and transportation to school.  Please purchase your beads today to support our girls in Africa.  Thank you for your support. Deida Massey.

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Every Girl Is A CEO

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An essential career and success guide by award-winning social entrepreneur, girls advocate and mentor, Kelly Fair. Fair, Founder and Executive Director of Polished Pebbles Girls Mentoring Program

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The Foundation of Beauty is an unparalleled read about knowing who you are as it relates to self-esteem, self-worth, and fortifying your confidence. With 10 years of mentorship under her belt, Deida Massey shares transparent experiences, both personal and professional, of her own challenges with self-esteem along with beauty tips from her 16-year career as a celebrity makeup artist.

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