Girls Inc. of Lakeland Afterschool and Summer Programs
Girls Inc. of Lakeland – Jenkins Building, 1220 W. Highland Street, Lakeland, FL 33815
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Girls Inc. of Lakeland After School and Summer Programs offers homework and tutoring services, fieldtrips, swim lessons, virtual activities, wellness checks, and provides meals. The program takes place in a 5,000 square foot facility that includes classrooms, a three workstation kitchen, a dance room, a large multi-purpose game room, a playground, and an outdoor swimming pool.
• Ages: 5–18 years old
• Schedule: Monday–Friday 10am to 6pm, with an afterschool program running from 8/11/25 to 5/28/26 and an 8-week summer camp
Girls Incorporated of Lakeland, formerly Girls Club of Lakeland, Inc., was founded in January of 1971. Girls Incorporated of Lakeland offers daily after school and summer programs for girls in grades K–12 in West Polk County. Girls Incorporated is a national nonprofit organization dedicated to inspiring all girls to be strong, smart, and bold, and Girls Incorporated of Lakeland is part of this network, which offers programs through more than 1,000 sites in over 300 cities in the United States and Canada. The organization reports that for every $1.00 raised, 82 cents goes to supporting girls’ development.
Girls Incorporated of Lakeland has held satellite programs at local churches and in partnership with the Lakeland Housing Authority throughout the years. During the fall of 2020, the program operated an e-learning hub for virtual learning from 7:30am to 4:00pm daily and provided afterschool transportation for girls who returned to in-person learning. At that time, COVID precautions included limiting no more than ten girls to each age group, restricting outside access to the building, not allowing parents to enter the facility, checking temperatures of girls and staff before entering, requiring hand sanitizing on arrival, and using social distancing.
The leadership and staff team includes Pal Rivers Powell (Chairperson), April Taylor (Vice Chairperson), Marie Wilmot (Secretary), Elena Nicholas (Treasurer), Kay Fields (President & CEO), and board members Joyce Bentley, Susan Brose-Toadvine, Reggie Cannon, Monique Jones-Floyd, Amy Franklin, Alisha Hinton, Christian Lee, Melissa Livingston, Rotisha McGriff, Dean Kirkland McMillan, Teresa Olinger, Laura Pinner, Stacey Pough, Lisa Richardson, Cindy Ross, Chrystal Martin Thornton, and Dawnetta Wearing-Haynes. Program operations and support roles include Stacy Hickman (Program Operations Manager), Billy Shaw (Maintenance and Bus/Van Driver), Susan Linton (Tutorial Program Coordinator), Michael Taylor (Bus Driver), and program instructors Deborah Broome and Madisyn Ortiz.
Last updated June 1, 2026.
• Ages: 5–18 years old
• Schedule: Monday–Friday 10am to 6pm, with an afterschool program running from 8/11/25 to 5/28/26 and an 8-week summer camp
Girls Incorporated of Lakeland, formerly Girls Club of Lakeland, Inc., was founded in January of 1971. Girls Incorporated of Lakeland offers daily after school and summer programs for girls in grades K–12 in West Polk County. Girls Incorporated is a national nonprofit organization dedicated to inspiring all girls to be strong, smart, and bold, and Girls Incorporated of Lakeland is part of this network, which offers programs through more than 1,000 sites in over 300 cities in the United States and Canada. The organization reports that for every $1.00 raised, 82 cents goes to supporting girls’ development.
Girls Incorporated of Lakeland has held satellite programs at local churches and in partnership with the Lakeland Housing Authority throughout the years. During the fall of 2020, the program operated an e-learning hub for virtual learning from 7:30am to 4:00pm daily and provided afterschool transportation for girls who returned to in-person learning. At that time, COVID precautions included limiting no more than ten girls to each age group, restricting outside access to the building, not allowing parents to enter the facility, checking temperatures of girls and staff before entering, requiring hand sanitizing on arrival, and using social distancing.
The leadership and staff team includes Pal Rivers Powell (Chairperson), April Taylor (Vice Chairperson), Marie Wilmot (Secretary), Elena Nicholas (Treasurer), Kay Fields (President & CEO), and board members Joyce Bentley, Susan Brose-Toadvine, Reggie Cannon, Monique Jones-Floyd, Amy Franklin, Alisha Hinton, Christian Lee, Melissa Livingston, Rotisha McGriff, Dean Kirkland McMillan, Teresa Olinger, Laura Pinner, Stacey Pough, Lisa Richardson, Cindy Ross, Chrystal Martin Thornton, and Dawnetta Wearing-Haynes. Program operations and support roles include Stacy Hickman (Program Operations Manager), Billy Shaw (Maintenance and Bus/Van Driver), Susan Linton (Tutorial Program Coordinator), Michael Taylor (Bus Driver), and program instructors Deborah Broome and Madisyn Ortiz.
Last updated June 1, 2026.
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