BIO Girls Announces Self-Defense Pilot Program for 2021! This Self-Defense pilot program was designed with the Five Values of Self-Defense Training at its core: Character, Honesty, Effort, Respect, and Honor.

BIO Girls announces partnerships with Boys & Girls Clubs of the Red River Valley and Jasmin Child Care and Preschool to offer programming to youth the two respective organizations serve.

September 30th 2021 — we are hosting our 3rd annual gala, A Million Dreams, as a celebration for the upcoming 10th year of BIO Girls programming. For an evening like this, we landed on the theme of The Greatest Showman. Follow along as we explain why.

“What if” is a common question we ask ourselves at BIO Girls. It’s a question that fuels our vision, our mission, our future and the impact our organization is having on adolescent girls throughout the Midwest. Follow along on this blog series that illustrates the past 9 years of BIO Girls and where we are going from here.

On May 15th, 2021, BIO Girls hosted our 2nd Annual Find Your Kind Virtual 5K & Fun Run! It was a celebration of girls finding confidence, setting big goals, and reaching them. A day of spreading kindness all across the Midwest!

Mental Wellness is one of our four pillars of curriculum at BIO Girls. As a part of Mental Health Awareness Month, BIO Girls will be engaging in coversations around mental wellness, body image and provide actionable takeaways for parents.

Bell Bank is the premiere sponsor of 2021 Find Your Kind 5K | Fun Run. Read more about why Bell Bank’s Pay It Forward Program aligns with the BIO Girls mission.

Meet the 2021-2022 BIO Girls Marketing Advisory Committee members!

New in 2021! BIO Girls is introducing Advocacy Committees! A new initiative to propel the BIO Girls impact forward as we approach our 10th year of programming next year!

Meet the 21’ BIO Girls Impact Committee members!

Meet the 21’-22’ BIO Girls Programming Committee!

The BIO Girls and Choice Bank partnership was featured in LAKE LIFE WKND MAGAZINE, check it out!

Crown Jewels, a Fargo-based, family-owned jewelry store has repeatedly invested in BIO Girls.

Our Founder and Executive Director shares stories, research and experiences with BIO Girls about why it is so important for BIO Girls to continually be a resource to give girls a voice.

BIO Girls Founder and Executive Director, Missy Heilman was featured as the cover story for Area Woman Magazine! Check it out!

Our Founder and Executive Director shares stories, research and experiences with BIO Girls about why it is so important for BIO Girls to continually be a resource to give girls a voice.

Our very first 5K… turned virtual! We recapped the day, and we are still pinching ourselves!

For the past 6 years, Two Rivers has been a dependable partner providing high quality products to help facilitate our program including our volunteer guides, curriculum posters, thank you cards and more.

BIO Girls has partnered with Orriginals for the past 7 years for all its apparel needs, including volunteer and participant shirts. Orriginals has provided superior service, they are reliable and are willing to go the extra mile to make internal processes as easy as possible. 

Scheels is committed to providing philanthropic support in each community where they are located and is demonstrating that first-hand through support of the BIO Girls program.