WE'RE EMPOWERING GIRLS
​by preparing them for high-paying #tech careers

OUR 2023 CLUBS ARE COMING SOON

Interested schools, libraries, and other sites, contact CJ at 843.722.1644 or ygirlscode@ywca-charlestonsc.org to talk about hosting a club!

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ABOUT OUR Y GIRLS CODE CLUBS

What do you want to be when you grow up? If you think you might want to be a #tech star, get your start with our Y GIRLS CODE club, offered at no charge to participants! ​ 

​You'll learn to code in a fun, friendly way and join a sisterhood of students like you as you discover how to use technology to create a project of your choice. you'll learn concepts behind all programming languages, too, whether you want to build an app, create a website, design a game, or program a robot! Once you finish, tap into a network of girls, women, and leaders in Charleston. All girls and anyone who identifies as a girl or non-binary are welcome.

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How you can help

​1

​​As we continue to expand our Y Girls Code clubs across the Charleston tri-county region, we're seeking volunteer facilitators. No experience is required. See our volunteer FAQs and contact CJ!

2

Sponsor one girl's participation in a Y Girls Code club for $80...  a low cost with a high return on investment! Your donation can change the entire economic trajectory of a Charleston girl's life, opening opportunities and networks she would never have otherwise.   

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​AUTUMN 2022 LOCATIONS

GRADES 3-5
Baxter P. James Library | 185 S. Gimbal
Cynthia Hurd Library | 1735 N. Woodmere
Sanders-Clyde Elem. | 805 Morrison Dr. 

GRADES 6-8
Marrington Middle | 109 Gearing St. 

GRADES 6-12 
Kids on Point | 24 George St. 
Kids on Point | 2731 Gordon St.
Cynthia Hurd Library | 1735 N. Woodmere
​ (2 clubs)


SPRING 2022 DATES & LOCATIONS

FEB 25 | Sanders Clyde Elementary
MAR 2 | Kids on Point
MAR 2 | Baxter Patrick James Library
MAR 3 | Marrington Middle School
MAR 14 | Otranto Road Library ​
MAR 25 | St. Andrews Hurd Library

​Empowering girls

As the first to bring the Girls Who Code technology coding club to Charleston, we're financially empowering girls, especially girls of color, by preparing them for high-paying technology careers.

In its Annual Wage & Job Growth Survey, the Charleston Digital Corridor announced that the average per-capita wage at companies participating in its 2021 survey were $101,710: an increase from the previous year average of $91,183. This number is more than twice South Carolina’s average wage of $46,230 and the Charleston region's average wage of $50,810, according to the latest (May 2020) data available from the US Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Source: LowcountryBizSC, 11.09.21

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