Every Girl Deserves to See the Light Within Herself…

…but her world is being darkened, dimmed and overshadowed.

  • 53% of teenage girls feel persistently sad and hopeless.

  • 27% of high school girls seriously consider attempting suicide.

  • 50% of adult female suicide rates have increased since 2000.

    Let’s rekindle her fire within.

"I wasn’t planning on coming here tonight. In fact, as I walked into the library this afternoon, I made the plan to kill myself."

“I didn’t eat or smile. I felt trapped, and started to feel a lot of hopelessness. I started having thoughts of self-harm, thinking that cutting would take away my pain.”

“My interior life was dark and suffocating, but on the outside I was cool, calm, and collected. I had lost a lot of hope that my life was valuable…and struggled to love myself for that.”

darkening the mental health of teenage girls.

Crisis of Self Worth

At Girl Talk, we walk beside her — from crisis to confidence — helping her rediscover her radiance.

Meet the 2025-2026 Ambassadors

This year, nine young women are stepping forward to lead their sisters from darkness to light — not because they have never struggled, but because they have.

Here are the 2025–2026 Girl Talk Ambassadors, giving the light of hope to the women of Chicago.

Agnes Donnelly

Daniela Conforti

Melissa Zerwic

Allegra Dugan

Jackie Cardenas

Natalie Brady

Breeze Alvarado

Margarita Perez

Stacey Province

Each Ambassador carries a story.
Each brings her own flame.
Ignite her spark!

Every Girl Talk Ambassador receives:

  • 9 Monthly Personal Development Sessions

    • Mental Health Expert Training by Licensed Counselors

    • Personalized Mentorship & Coaching

    • Opportunities to Foster Mental, Emotional & Spiritual Well-being

    • Practical Tools in Worthiness, Compassion & Leadership

Every Ambassador gives:

  • Leadership through Service

    • Personalized Mentorship to Teen Girls through Chicago School Partnerships

    • Purposeful Storytelling, Small Group Guidance, and Self-Confidence Skills

Your gift fuels their formation and empowers their mission —

so they can kindle the light of girls in darkness

What Your Gift Makes Possible

Ignite their Spark

With your contribution, Girl Talk can confidently douse darkness with light.  

Help young women discover the light within themselves!

  • $13,500 – Covers the cost of the full Girl Talk Institute for 9 Ambassadors

  • $2,750 – Sponsors the Ambassador Certificate Ceremony in May

  • $1,500 – Provides full funding for 1 Ambassador within the Girl Talk Institute

  • $750 – Sets the Table for 9 Sessions of the Girl Talk Institute

  • $375 – Underwrites the Venue Rental for 9 Months at the Athenaeum Center

  • $150 – Offers 1 Ambassador Stipend for 9 Mentor Coffee Dates

  • $27 - Ignites the Spark for Girls in Darkness

IGNITE THE SPARK.

  • "I am eager to pour into others as I have been poured into and to live out the mission of Girl Talk in every facet of my life!"

    - Allegra Dugan, Girl Talk Ambassador

  • "I have been stuck in very dark places. It is my hope that I receive a special gift of healing from Girl Talk--healing of body, mind, and soul."

    - Agnes Donnelly, Girl Talk Ambassador

  • “I have always wanted to be a part of something that will help make the world a better place and Girl Talk is exactly that! We girls need to know that we were made perfectly - exactly as we are."

    -Breeze Alvarado, Girl Talk Ambassador

Help every girl see the light within herself

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