Girls Breaking Chains
Breaking Barriers,
Building Resilience,
Bridging Support!
GIRLS BREAKING CHAINS INC.
At Girls Breaking Chains, we are committed to empowering young girls impacted by parental incarceration. GBC provides a supportive community where girls can heal, grow, and thrive. Through mentorship, support groups, and scholarships, we help girls navigate the challenges of having a parent incarcerated. Together, we can break the cycle of pain and create a lasting impact in their lives.
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We inspire all girls to believe in themselves, know that their circumstances do not dictate their future, and understand that they are fearfully and wonderfully made by God.
I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made; your works are wonderful, I know that full well.
Psalm 139:14
Mission
Girls Breaking Chains is a Christian nonprofit organization supporting girls impacted by parental incarceration. We believe that a “village of support” plays a critical role in breaking the cycle of emotional and psychological pain. Through mentorship, support groups, and scholarships, we help young girls overcome the pain of being separated from their parents.
Why GBC Is Needed
1 in 14 children in the US experiences parental incarceration. Over 2.7 million children have a parent in prison or jail. Children facing parental incarceration experience 3 times as many childhood adverse experiences. Having a loved one taken away from you is never anything short of traumatizing.
In the case of innocent, young minds fairly new to the world, the burden is even heavier. Girls Breaking Chains is a faith-driven nonprofit organization that reaches out to girls who bear the emotional weight of their parent’s incarceration.
Parental incarceration exposes any child or adolescent to the immense psychological and emotional strain of parent-child separation, economic challenges, academic decline, and the stigma that surrounds it. Feelings of abandonment, guilt, isolation, and unworthiness hold them back from embracing life in its full capacity.