WE PUT THE POWER IN GIRL POWER!
Since 2020, Girl with Grit, a 501c3 educational youth nonprofit, has offered in-person and remote workshops empowering girls and women.
Letter from the Founder
Introduction to Girl with Grit
Dear Friends, Supporters, and Community Members,
At Girl with Grit, we believe that every youth and young woman has the potential to lead, innovate, and excel in the skilled trades. Since our official founding in 2020, we have been providing hands-on carpentry education, mentorship, and leadership development to empower young women in underserved communities. As a Clinical Mental Health Counselor in training, I understand how crucial it is for young people to feel supported and capable in their pursuits. Through our Girl with Grit Workshops, we teach not only technical skills but also provide emotional support, mentorship, and career readiness to open doors for opportunities in a variety of pathways.
Our mission is to provide youth with the tools, skills, and confidence to pursue fulfilling careers in skilled trades. With a focus on skill development, leadership, and personal growth, we seek to create in the next generation.
Thank you for supporting us as we continue to grow and make a positive impact in the lives of youth, young women, and all that we have been fortunate enough to serve.
Warm regards,
Blythe Zemel
Founder & CEO, Girl with Grit
The Background
Our Story
Girl with Grit started in 2018 but was officially founded by Blythe Zemel in December 2020. Girl with Grit is a grassroot 501c3 nonprofit that began in order to empower girls through hands-on learning opportunities to develop life skills, career paths, and passions. Her ultimate goal was to help create a more independent girl. She was supported through the other efforts of the women and girls surrounding her.
By 2022, we experienced exponential growth and a need for our programming to expand into other communities surrounding the community we were founded.
Since its founding, Girl with Grit has played important roles in the transformation and growth for the youth it worked alongside. Just years from its founding, Girl with Grit had already served over 18,000 youth.
By 2025, we started chapters in many locations in the Texas region, we now serve San Antonio, TX; Houston, TX; Dallas, TX; and Austin, TX and their outlying regions. We also have a branch in the State of Colorado, and have served North Carolina, Los Angeles, and Chicago.
Girl with Grit has been in multiple notable publications and on various podcasts. Girl with Grit was also recognized by San Antonio Mayor, won Community Champion at the San Antonio Rodeo in 2024, and was nominated as Best Nonprofit twice. We have been fortunate to take our grassroots advocacy now as far as the Chicago Build Expo and in Washington D.C. with the Department of Labor Women’s Bureau , USPTO Genius for Good, and the Department of Education. We are in a mode of growth and collaboration with our partners, hoping to help develop a pipeline of capable workers for tomorrow’s infastructure needs.
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