Hardy Girls

Hardy Girls We take girls & nonbinary youth seriously! spring conferences - held annually each spring and open to students in grades 4-8.

Since day one, Hardy Girls programming, resources and services have been powered by the latest research in girls' development. Our programs include: the Feminist Action Board (FAB) - for students in grade 9-12; the Coalition Group and Muse Program - groups are for students in middle school and they're facilitated by Muses (college student volunteers) in colleges & universities across Maine; the Tr

aining Institute - customized educational workshops for students and youth-serving adults; Camp Brilliance - a week long arts & activism day camp held annually and offered to students in grades 5-8; and the Be You Boldly! Conferences are 1-day events and occur in 3 geographical locations across Maine. Girls & nonbinary youth are bombarded with images and messages conjured up by the media and other corporate giants in their quests to make money from girls’ insecurities and self-doubts. They experience cultural pressures to conform to an “ideal” image of thin, sexy, boy-crazy shoppers at far too young an age. The 3,000 media images they see on any given day paint a picture of an ideal girl no real young person can match up to. It’s no wonder that nearly 80% of pr***en girls are on some form of diet and that girls as young as eight years old feel enormous stress and pressure to be pretty, thin, accommodating, and popular. For far too many young people the pressure to measure up is too much and they turn to drugs, alcohol, eating disorders and self-harm to cope. At the same time, they are made to feel in competition with each other, more often than not, leading to girlfighting. The problem isn’t the girls; the problem is the messages they are getting from the culture. Among all these pressures, girls & nonbinary youth are rarely given the tools to deconstruct these messages or the opportunities to counteract the media. Hardy Girls provides programming that empowers girls & nonbinary youth, teaches them to be critical consumers of the culture, and gives them opportunities for community and social activism. Hardy Girls also works with adults to equip them with the skills and resources to create "hardiness zones" or safe & accessible spaces where young people can grow up equal, independent, and safe.

Happy Pride Month! ❤️🧡💛💚💙💜🩷🤍🩵 🌈
06/01/2026

Happy Pride Month! ❤️🧡💛💚💙💜🩷🤍🩵
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Thanks to Hidden Valley Camp for a FABulous day! 💥And we are so grateful to Karen and Deb for their support & wisdom! ...
05/28/2026

Thanks to Hidden Valley Camp for a FABulous day! 💥
And we are so grateful to Karen and Deb for their support & wisdom!

We're so excited Camp Brilliance is BACK! 💥There are only 30 spots available for girls and gender expansive middle schoo...
05/18/2026

We're so excited Camp Brilliance is BACK! 💥
There are only 30 spots available for girls and gender expansive middle school students - register on our website soon!

05/13/2026
Colby College has been such a huge part of making Hardy Girls programming possible over the years. 💥Thank you, from the ...
05/13/2026

Colby College has been such a huge part of making Hardy Girls programming possible over the years. 💥

Thank you, from the bottom of our hearts, to everyone at Colby! From hosting our Be You, Boldly! conferences, to supporting our Muses, to helping bring Camp Brilliance back to life - we appreciate you all SO MUCH!

Especially Heather Silvia, in the Events Department - for always being in our corner. 🫶

✨ CAMP BRILLIANCE IS BACK! ✨Arts. Activism. Friendship. FUN. On the beautiful Colby campus.Vist our website to register ...
05/06/2026

✨ CAMP BRILLIANCE IS BACK! ✨
Arts. Activism. Friendship. FUN.
On the beautiful Colby campus.
Vist our website to register for the week of July 27th - 31st!

Nothing goes better together than teens and pizza! 👊We are so lucky to have Otto Pizza as one of our generous sponsors! ...
04/27/2026

Nothing goes better together than teens and pizza! 👊
We are so lucky to have Otto Pizza as one of our generous sponsors!
Huge thanks to Eric, Relena, and allllll of the kind folks at Otto for your very delicious pizza! 💛

SO PROUD of our FAB members, Ava and Catherine, for causing a ruckus!💥
04/15/2026

SO PROUD of our FAB members, Ava and Catherine, for causing a ruckus!💥

04/15/2026

We’ve got a mission over here at Hardy Girls and we GET THINGS DONE✅! May that be making our dreams come true💭, coalition building with our FAB friends⛓️‍💥, or empowering future generations🔋.

Count on us to ignite curiosity and challenge norms💪🫟🌟

Check out our programs at 🔗HardyGirls.org‼️

04/13/2026

We are better ✨together✨
FAB is a safe space for girls and non-binary youth to build community.

If you want to join the fun— reach out to us! Find out more at HardyGirls.org.

Address

PO Box 821
Waterville, ME
04903

Telephone

+12073870553

Website

https://linktr.ee/hardygirls

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