ABOUT THE GIRL FRIENDS FUND, INC.
The Girl Friends Fund, Inc (GFF, Inc.) was incorporated on February 22, 1988, to provide financial assistance and mentoring for college bound students who demonstrate financial need. All members of The Girl Friends, Inc. are members of the Girl Friends Fund, Inc. We are one team with one mission: To provide access to higher education to young women and young men from low income and underrepresented communities.
The Girl Friends proudly serve their communities in many capacities—as authors, professors, doctors, lawyers, corporate executives, business owners, congressional members, teachers, entrepreneurs, wives and mothers, and as advocates for the betterment of our communities.
We are very proud of our
2023 Girl Friend Fund Scholarship Recipient,
Lyla Sneed, who is a Neuroscience major at Wesleyan University
Lyla Sneed
Wesleyan University | Boston, Massachusetts
Major: Neuroscience
Class of 2023
Scholar Kiera Daughtry
Spelman College | Atlanta, Georgia
Major: Chemistry
Class of 2023
Scholar Nayleth Lopez-Lopez
Harvard University | Boston, Massachusetts
Major: Neuroscience
Class of 2023
Scholar Maya Phillips
Spelman College | Atlanta, Georgia
Major: Sociology
Class of 2023
Bright Okunbor
Wellseley High School
Boston University
Pre-Med
Liann Taylor
Brooke Charter School
University of Massachusetts Amherst
Psychology
Kiyah Rollins
Cohasset High School
University of Massachusetts Dartmouth
Psychology
We are thrilled to introduce our
three new Boston scholars for the class of 2028!
Dear Shawnda and members of Girl Friends,
The Single Parent Family Outreach (SPFO) all volunteer staff, and the SPFO children and their families, and I are profoundly grateful for your very generous donation of nineteen, one-hundred dollar gift cards, given to the SPFO children for Christmas 2023.
Girlfriends of Boston continues to be a loyal and generous supporter of the SPFO youth and for this, we are very grateful. Your donation made the children and their families very happy while relieving them of great stress during the holidays. The children were filled with joy and excitement!
May God bless you and yours for caring about the lives of children and families, who do not always receive the encouragement or basic necessities that many of us take for granted.
With heartfelt gratitude,
Arlisha Johnson, President
Arlisha Johnson
Shawnda Walker & Girl Friends of Boston
Marina Bay
Quincy, MA 02169
January 15, 2024
The Boston chapter awards scholarships based on need and merit. We provide each scholar with four years of financial support.
The Boston Chapter of The Girl Friends®, Inc. is committed to
supporting black and brown children in underserved communities in
and around Boston. In 2023, our Civic Engagement celebrated the
graduation of our class of 2023 scholars!
Boston Chapter Scholarship Recipients
Dignity, Service, Graciousness & Conviviality – Since 1931
