Compton Girls Club

In partnership with Russell Westbrook Russell Westbrook Why Not? Foundation, we invited our young moms for a day of wellness.

The moms learned wellness practices that were taught with the understanding that, yes, our backgrounds may be loud, and there may be a lot going on, but they still have to take care of themselves.

The moms even got to try their hands out with the meditation bowls.

It’s easy to forget that moms need a minute to regroup too.

Special thanks to:

📸 for capturing the day

It’s our birthday!!!

We turned 9 years old today. Can you believe it?

From starting with 12 girls to now hosting 4 cohorts with an active waiting list.

We appreciate everyone who’s rocked with us all these years and supported our youth.

Do you have a favorite G.IRLS Club memory? Share it down below!

The fall 2026 cohort is in motion and we hit the ground running! 👩🏿‍🍳🧑🏽‍🍳

Last weekend we met with Chef ℂ𝕙𝕖𝕗 𝕆𝕝𝕝𝕚𝕖 𝔾𝕖𝕠𝕣𝕘𝕖 ℂ𝕚𝕘𝕝𝕚𝕒𝕟𝕠 and created a delicious meal.

The middle school girls were on the Caesar salad and the high school girls were on elote and grilled chicken.

Let me tell you it smelled good at the clubhouse.

As always, we believe in hands-on learning and we can’t wait to see what the girls get up to this season.

☀️🌊 Compton G.IRLS Club rounded out our summer break with a special trip to Catalina Island, hosted by Nature For All and

Our youth braved an early wake-up call, ocean sickness, and seaweed to explore all the things the island off the coast of California had to offer.

We learned about the bison that inhabit the island, swam in the very warm, gentle waves of the beach, and even explored the local airport.

Did you know that if you live on the island and want to import a new car, you have to be on a waiting list that is 25 years long!

We love to explore new places and we are so grateful to our host!

Consider donating to support G.IRLS from the Hood!

Calling all future (and current) Youth Leaders!

We are creating our first Youth Advisory Board! Be a part of G.IRL history and become a Founding Board Member.

This opportunity is perfect for high school students (and 8th graders) trying to get their resumes and college apps together.

Trust me, being a FOUNDING member of a Board is a BIG deal!

We will work with CSUDH Women's Studies to create a working board.

Our first service project will be working with Moonwater Farm to create a garden for our clubhouse.

There is NO experience needed, just a commitment to changing and informing what G.IRLS from the Hood have access to.

Meetings will be:

Wednesdays at 4:30 pm in the Compton area, starting September 9th

Open to ALL youth, of any gender, grades 8th-12th

We will provide dinner and transportation via Uber free with restrictions.

Check out the link in the bio, or on our website under “Updates for more info.

Our “In My Diaper Bag” cohort wrapped up with a community baby shower hosted by Davida Eilliams and her volunteers from For the Kids LA .

This event was a moment to celebrate our young mothers and their babies.

Our moms were treated to manicures, waist beads, and a special shopping experience.

Of course we had baby shower games, good food, and of course, the most important great company and community.

Special thanks to:

MLKCH for partnering with us to use their beautiful community space

We also appreciate our funders:
Jewish Community Foundation Los Angeles
Ready to Rise
Los Angeles County Justice, Care and Opportunities Department
Baby2Baby
CALPAK

🍂It’s time to register for our Fall G.IRL Cohort! 🍁

This is our 3 month Youth Development program focusing on:
- Mental Health and Wellness
- Arts and Culture
- Life Skills and Careers

This program is open to ALL girls and gender nonconforming youth ages 12-17

Priority is given to youth from: Compton, Watts, Willowbrook and surrounding HOODS

This opportunity is competitive, and spots will fill up, so I encourage everyone to apply soon. If you cannot commit to 3 Saturdays per month, this program may not be the best fit for you right now.

For more ino, please check the link in our bio, or on our website under “updates”.

🧚🏾‍♂️🪷 Saturdays are for whimsy! 👒🌸

To close out our summer cohort, we visited The Huntington .

We strolled the gardens, this time we focused on the Chinese Gardens which are BEAUTIFUL!

We checked out some art of course.

and Allie Brown led us in a cynotype workshop where we sun dyed items we found on our walk through the gardens. (Only things not attached to the plants of course).

There is always something going on at G.IRL! Hopefully youll join us one day.

The Fall cohort application will be going live soon, keep up with us on IG, Facebook, and our website under “updates”!

Our 5th Annual Cyber G.IRL digital magazine is complete!

Over the course of 8 weeks, our youth coded, designed graphics, and wrote the articles to create a website on a topic of their choice. That topic was… Vintage 90’s and Y2K culture.

*😭😵‍💫* I know millennials, I know haha! Vintage.

The girls in this cohort had no prior knowledge of coding or graphic design, and by the end of this cohort, they created something special.

We even had the chance to debut our final project at the Apple store in Manhattan Beach!

You can read more about it on our website, and the link is in our bio.

Special thanks to our teachers:

Coding The Hidden Genius Project
Graphic Design and photography Hunnibuzz Creative Marketing
Journalism WATTS BOOKSHOP

And thank you to our funders, who believed in our G.IRLS:
Affirm cares
Los Angeles County Justice, Care and Opportunities Department
Ready to Rise

🐠🐟🦀 We packed our mommies and babies up for a trip to Long Beach Aquarium!

As you may know with ALL of our programs, we believe in hands on learning and experiencing first hand what we teach.

Our young mommies connected with their babies by discovering marine life together. Not only was the first time for the babies but some of our moms as well.

Field trips like these also teach moms:
- How to stick to a schedule
- How to work with your babies temperaments on the fly
- Navigating transportation and strollers
- And of course how to build friendships and community with other moms.

We provide organic learning that is typically reserved for moms who may not reflect our shared experiences. Consider donating to support our programs today 🐙🐬