OUR MISSION
SAGE is a non-profit organization that inspires and educates girls (grades 6-12) to pursue careers in under represented fields. We accomplish our mission by providing speakers, trainers, and outreach volunteers to the community and by consulting and partnering with like-minded organizations.

HISTORY & SUCCESSES
Our organization was established in 2001 and has had many successes to date. In the past few years, we provided speakers to over 100 Sacramento area events at schools such as Hiram Johnson, Luther Burbank, Center High and Buljan Middle School. We taught computer skills to over 50 women at the Women’s Empowerment Program, helping to increase self-confidence and provide a marketable skill to women re-entering the work force. Through our involvement at the Intel Clubhouse, our training volunteers provided young girls with technical skills and exposure to positive female role models.

In keeping with our vision, we created an Executive Speakers Bureau, consisting of over 150 local women in the fields of computer-related technology, life sciences, engineering, science, math and law. Our speakers talk about their backgrounds and experiences to help young girls feel comfortable with choosing challenging careers. SAGE Speakers represent positive, female role-models for our audiences of young girls and boys. In addition, our multiple training programs focus on developing and enhancing computer-related skills for girls and displaced women who are sharpening their job skills. Lastly, we were fortunate to recently partner with Grant Unified School District to provide community outreach volunteers for its Academy programs.

Partners we have worked with since SAGE was founded include:

• Intel Clubhouse at Sacramento Food Bank
• Maryhouse-Women’s Empowerment Program - (now Women’s Empowerment)
• Intel Clubhouse at Center for Fathers and Families
• Linking Education and Economic Development (LEED)
• Girls Inc.
• Sacramento Engineering and Technology Regional Consortium (SETRC)
• Grant Joint Union High School District—California Partnership Academies
• Girl Scouts of Tierra del Oro
• Sacramento Unified School District
• Sacramento County of Education
• AVID Programs

WE INVITE YOU TO BE A PART OF SAGE
While we have been able to accomplish so much in such a short amount of time, there are many more girls and women we could impact, schools and organizations with whom we could partner. If you would like to learn more about our organization or feel you may have a need for any of our services, please click on the volunteer opportunities link to explore different opportunities for involvement.

Thank you for your interest in supporting young women.