Category: Foundation Updates
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STEM Orientation, D.C. Fellowships, and Theater Rehearsals!: August 2025 Updates
As summer winds down, our participants are continuing with remarkable drive across all our programs. From mentorship opportunities in professional settings to hands-on conservation work and artistic endeavors, our participants have embraced growth and learning at every turn in August. The OGC at Hearst successfully hosted a comprehensive Summer Mentorship program for participants in the…
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Summer Retreats, Photovoice Presentations, and Magic Grant Winners: June and July 2025 Updates!
Summer has brought out incredible energy and achievements from across all our verticals at the Foundation. From graduation to coding camps, our Scholars and partners have made these months truly memorable. The summer began with lots of pride as our BridgeUP + OUT Scholars completed their final exams and Regents exams. The entire Class of…
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Stable Visits, Magic Grant Pitches, and Venture Competitions: March 2025 Updates!
As we transition from winter to spring, the Foundation’s programs continue to blossom with achievement and impact. March brought exciting developments across our verticals, showcasing the dedication of our Scholars, Fellows, and partners in creating meaningful change. At BridgeUP + OUT, Seniors are finalizing their graduation plans and deciding which college they would like to…
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Birthdays, Documentary Screenings, and Program of the Year Award: February 2025 Updates!
In February, we celebrated what would’ve been Helen’s 103rd birthday. From a secretary’s desk, to the helm of Cosmopolitan, Helen’s journey reminds us that the status quo doesn’t make history, trailblazers do. Her belief in equal access to education, opportunity, and financial independence fuels every grant, scholarship, and program that the Helen Gurley Brown Foundation…
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Data Science Projects, New BOLD Directors, and Fellowship Winners: January 2025 Updates!
2025 is off to a fruitful start! All of our programs are feeling invigorated and ready to tackle the new year. In Atlanta, our BridgeUP STEM participants concluded their final data science projects and presented them to their peers. The projects were sophisticated analyses where students posed their own research questions, obtained their own data,…
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Holiday Decorating, College Visitors, and Co-Productions!: December 2024 Updates
December closed 2024 out on a high note at the Foundation! Down at Southern Blues Equestrian Center, the BridgeUP GiddyUP Team celebrated the holiday season by decorating their stable Christmas tree in true HGB fashion. They named the tree Helen in honor of none other than Helen Gurley Brown. “She is named after our most…
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Spectaculars, Coding Curriculums, and New Workshops!: November 2024 Updates
As we are nearing the end of 2024, the HGB Foundation continues to stay busy! In the South Bronx, BridgeUP + Out hosted their first career panel for this academic year! The purpose of the panel was to educate and empower Scholars with real life examples of successful members within their community, learn about their…
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BOLD Theater Circle, DFCI Presentations, and Annual Retreats: October 2024 Updates
Fall is in full swing and our programs are moving along better than ever. Our BridgeUP GiddyUP riders have spent the month hard at work, gearing up for their annual Spectacular taking place in early November. The HGB team will be joining to watch and cheer them along. Stay tuned for updates on that in…
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Site Visits, Journal Publications, and Science Fairs: September 2024 Updates
BU + OUT Scholars are back at school and enjoying the first quarter! With a pep rally at Cardinal Hayes and new Program Coaches for our Scholars to meet, there are many exciting things to look forward to. The seniors are focused on college fairs at their respective schools and are beginning to decide which…
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Pitch Presentations, Park Restoration, and Summer Internships: August Updates 2024
As the summer wound down, our programs and participants were still busy with their various summer excursions and activities! Thirty of our BridgeUP+OUT Scholars were able to head out into the field for an amazing summer of protecting and restoring public green spaces around New York City. One crew created a series of check steps…