We are thrilled to be chosen as one of the beneficiaries for the 2022 Bismarck Marathon!

WADENA — A group of about 30 young girls raced through the streets of Wadena on Wednesday, July 20, with the confidence that they could finish what they started.

Devils Lake helped bring 40 girls together for their inaugural season in the community.

BIO Girls was awarded a grant funded by the FM Area Foundation to double the Fargo-Moorhead area impact! We are so grateful.

“The best part of BIO Girls) is seeing the growth in the girls," Moch said. "From them walking so timidly into the first session and they’re nervous and that kind of mentality. Now, when they come, they come running in and they’re smiling from ear-to-ear, and the other girls are cheering each other on.”

Both Moch and Hanson feel like BIO Girls is a little too good to be true sometimes. Hanson said to cheer these girls on, support them and ask them about the lessons they learned about in BIO Girls.

Running a 5K is a pretty big accomplishment. It takes training and dedication.

This week, a group of young girls completed their first 5K. They spent 12 weeks preparing as part of the BIO Girls program.

BIO Girls is short for “Beautiful Inside and Out.” The group is for adolescent girls, designed to boost self-esteem and empower girls.

The group also creates new friendships and strengthens old ones.

BIO Girls is excited to announce the BIO Girls Teen Program! In this program for middle and high school girls, we will cover body image, mental health, relationships, and self-confidence. Our first four sessions will be on Body Image, to be piloted in Fargo in July 2022.

The BIO Girls are not only leading the charge for self-empowerment among girls, but they’re also leaders of service in the community.

The Women for Philanthropy Luncheon is a premier networking opportunity for female leaders and philanthropists to gather, either in-person or virtually, to embrace their passion for giving back. Every year, the UND Alumni Association & Foundation hand-selects nonprofit leaders and philanthropists to teach us tangible ways of making a difference in our community. Missy Heilman, UND '01, Founder and Executive Director of BIO Girls, will keynote the 2022 event.

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.

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.

What a year! Our 2021 Annual Report is here. Thank you to all who volunteered, donated, sponsored and supported our efforts to reach girls across the Midwest. 2022, here we come!

At our 2021 gala, we announced BIO Girls’ boldest goal to date: to impact 1 in 6 North Dakota girls annually by 2025. We’re wasting no time. Here are the six communities we are targeting in 2022!

RDO Caters Taters for Charity support BIO Girls was a smashing success. Thank you all!

BIO Girls Announces Bold Goal to Reach 1 in 6 ND Girls Annually by 2025!

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.

We are thrilled to announce BIO Girls will continue to expand our 2021 area program options & reach in Cass and Clay counties funded by the FM Area Foundation.

Get ready to eat some potatoes for a cause! BIO Girls was officially selected as the charity for RDO Caters Taters for Charity, November 16, 2021.