In Girls Inc.'s Lunch Bunch program, girls have the opportunity to sit down for a one-hour lunch with female community leaders who serve as career mentors. Through activities and discussion, these career mentors introduce girls to a variety of career fields, such as banking and engineering, in addition to encouraging girls to start making preparations now in order to achieve professional success. In the thank-you letters to her career mentor, Makayla, age 10, wrote “Thank you for helping me understand what I need to do to become a doctor. I had no idea you had to be good in math and science.  Luckily, I’m good in math!”

Girls Inc. provides Lunch Bunch programs to greater Indianapolis girls thanks to the generosity of funders such as USA Funds. USA Funds is a nonprofit corporation that works to enhance postsecondary preparedness, access, and success by providing and supporting financial and other valued services. Girls Inc. received a $30,000 grant from USA Funds in support of our Smart College and Career Planning programming. This generous gift will allow us to continue providing our creative programs, including Lunch Bunch, to greater Indianapolis girls.

Thank you to USA Funds for its continued support of Girls Incorporated of Greater Indianapolis’ programs and girls!