Tarrant County will end its partnership with a nonprofit that seeks to empower girls and young women.
Led by Republican commissioners, county officials voted 3-2 to reject funds for a “Girl Power!” program.
Girls Inc. of Tarrant County serves roughly 20,000 girls a year, from kindergarten through the first year of college. Girls come largely from low-income and Black and Latino families. The organization encourages health, education, career readiness and independence, according to its mission statement.
Urging commissioners to fund the program, Janet Mattern, vice president of programs for the League of Women Voters of Tarrant County, said she suffered from low self-esteem as a child and needed leadership training. Girls Inc. helps deter girls and young women from drugs, gangs and abusive relationships, she said.
Brittany Christian, chairwoman of Girls Inc. of Tarrant County, sought to draw a distinction between the national organization and the work done at the local level. Tarrant County is re-evaluating its affiliation with the national organization, she said, as the two do not share all of the same views.
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