Laura is a school counselor at Sheyenne High School in West Fargo, ND. Before being a counselor at Sheyenne, Laura worked as the elementary school counselor for Richland #44 school district in Abercrombie, ND 2019-2021 serving kids from pre-k through 6th grade.

Sarah is a Family Nurse Practitioner. She provides clinical care including mental health care at Student Health Services on the University of North Dakota campus. She has over 18 years of health care experience, and is passionate about mental well-being and educating others on recognizing signs and symptoms of mental illness and looking at all available treatment options. Sarah is a past BIO Girls Mentor and a member of the TEARS* Advisory Board at Altru Health System.

BIO Girls is a 100% volunteer facilitated program. That being said, we have some pretty incredible volunteers. We can’t wait to share as many as we can with you. Check out this highlighted volunteer!

BIO Girls is a 100% volunteer facilitated program. That being said, we have some pretty incredible volunteers. We can’t wait to share as many as we can with you. Check out this highlighted volunteer!

BIO Girls is a 100% volunteer facilitated program. That being said, we have some pretty incredible volunteers. We can’t wait to share as many as we can with you. Check out this highlighted volunteer!

We are so grateful for each opportunity we get to spread the BIO Girls mission and grant dollars are another way our generous region makes this possible. Check out this month’s grant highlights!

Noah Breker, a junior at Armstrong High School, Plymouth, MN has been awarded the Gatorade Cross Country Player of the Year 2021-2022 for Minnesota for outstanding performance in cross country. With this prestigious award, winners can designate a $1,000 grant to a 501(c)3 youth sports organization through the Play it Forward Program of the Gatorade Foundation. Breker selected Fargo, ND-based BIO Girls, Inc. to receive his grant.

At BIO Girls, we believe in the importance of having a growth mindset. We teach girls that failure is a gift, one that doesn’t define you. Parents can encourage the development of a growth mindset! See how in the blog.

BIO Girls is a 100% volunteer facilitated program. That being said, we have some pretty incredible volunteers. We can’t wait to share as many as we can with you. Check out this highlighted volunteer!

BIO Girls’ 2022 Find Your Kind 5K is presented by Pinnacle Health Care! We are so grateful for their support of this event.

BIO Girls is a 100% volunteer facilitated program. That being said, we have some pretty incredible volunteers. We can’t wait to share as many as we can with you. Check out this highlighted volunteer!

We are so grateful for each opportunity we get to spread the BIO Girls mission and grant dollars are another way our generous region makes this possible. Check out this month’s grant highlights!

Ready to Find Your Kind?! Here are two options to train for our 5K!

BIO Girls is a 100% volunteer facilitated program. That being said, we have some pretty incredible volunteers. We can’t wait to share as many as we can with you. Check out this highlighted volunteer!

BIO Girls is a 100% volunteer facilitated program. That being said, we have some pretty incredible volunteers. We can’t wait to share as many as we can with you. Check out this highlighted volunteer!

BIO Girls is made possible because of the overflowing support we get from our community. There are a few organizations that choose to support us tremendously and those are our Official Partners. Check out this 2022 Official Partner!

BIO Girls Director of Programming and Research, Dr. Beth Salafia, Ph.D. was featured on Eating Recover Academy Ep. 21: Let’s Talk About Body Image, Barbie, And More. In this episode, Dr. Salafia covers the impact of body image on eating disorders, improving body image issues, social media, and research on the impact of Barbie.

According to research, in North Dakota, girls struggle with their mental health at nearly double the rates than boys do, and their relationship with their self-esteem is highest in third grade and plummets to a low in sixth grade. BIO Girls provides mentorship, an inclusive environment and valuable life skills to empower these young girls.

We are so grateful for each opportunity we get to spread the BIO Girls mission and grant dollars are another way our generous region makes this possible. Check out this month’s grant highlights!

Have you ever found yourself stuck in a pattern of negativity, and it feels nearly impossible to get out of it? There’s a good biological reason for this. Licensed Therapist, Christina Smestad, MS, LMFT, gives practical advice on how to practice positivity for you and your kiddo. Read Christina’s 5 tips that you can implement today!