Girls Inc. of Albany Rises from the Ashes
Tuesday, June 21st, 2016
In late May of last year, Girls Inc. of Albany was teetering on the brink of collapse. On-site summer programs were cut, staff reduced and the group’s board of directors shriveled from 15 to just five members.
Girls Inc. immediately restructured and managed to cobble together a new board of 15 members, who hired Wilena McClain as interim executive director. The group relaunched fundraising efforts and began an aggressive outreach program, signing partnerships with Mt. Zion Baptist Church, Greater Second Mt. Olive Baptist Church and the Boys and Girls Club of Albany. The partnerships allowed the group to fully staff at five members.
