Valerie Garcia Houts

At Project Glimmer, it is our mission to inspire all girls to envision and realize an empowered future. We are a national nonprofit organization serving over one million teenage girls and women, 86% of whom are young women of color. Project Glimmer works in all 50 states through partnerships with 1,000+ organizations including foster care, homeless, crisis care, and youth services. We are transforming what was once a historically-fragmented community into a highly operational ecosystem of corporations, philanthropists, and volunteers donating their products, resources, time, and talent. Through our programs including Gifts + Goods, Empowerment Events + Academy, and 1:1 Career Coaching, we are committed to helping end gender and racial inequality.