YAY!!

Thank you for your Mentor application!

We’re grateful for your decision to work with our adolescent girls in such a transformative time in their young lives. Whether it’s your first or tenth season, we can’t wait for YOU to experience the magic of BIO Girls! 

While you wait for final approval on your background check (give us a few days), we thought it may be fun to give you an inside look at all things BIO Girls. 

Drumroll please!!!

HOW IT STARTED

Back in 2013, our Founder and Executive Director, Missy Heilman, had an urge to give back in honor of the mentors who provided guidance during her adolescent journey. A mom of two young daughters, she was very mindful of the messages they were receiving. After some serious thought, prayer and a conversation with the youth director at her local church, BIO Girls was born to teach young girls they are beautiful, inside and out through life-skills lessons and positive mentorship.

HOW IT’S GOING

From one site in 2013 to over 100 sites in 2025, BIO Girls has grown across five states - ND, MN, SD, IA and WI. As times have changed, so has our curriculum to meet girls where they are. But what has remained constant is the drive to serve our adolescent girls. To increase their self-esteem and provide them with the tools to manage and improve their mental health.

HOW IT WORKS

In short, BIO Girls is like one big puzzle with some pretty awesome people, just like you, making it all happen! Our internal team creates and evaluates turn-key programming while providing operational support to our volunteer change-makers who work directly with the girls. Parents entrust their daughters with our programming and our donors - individuals and businesses - support our program financially. This model ensures our programming is delivered consistently across our BIO communities.

HOW TO SUPPORT

1). Share, share, share! BIO Girls continues to grow with the help of our fierce advocates. As you work through your season (and beyond), we encourage you to share your experience with your network, whether that be on social media or in conversations with friends, family & colleagues. The more people who know about BIO Girls, the more girls we can serve. 

2). Donate! We’re proud to offer financial assistance for our program, ensuring all girls, regardless of socioeconomic status, a chance at BIO Girls. We do this with the help of our generous donors, Faithful Friends and business partners. Should you (or someone you know) feel called to take your support of BIO Girls one step further, a recurring gift of $12 a month supports one BIO Girl on financial aid. Learn more here.

If we haven’t said it enough yet, thanks for being here! We truly appreciate YOU! Questions or comments? We love to hear them. Shoot us a message using this form.

Enjoy your BIO Girls season, change-maker!