Join us once again at the amazing Lovett Deconstruction Salvage space for an evening of games, stories, food and fun with the Girls Build community! Help us raise money to increase the number of campers we teach from underserved communities, and to bolster our after school programming!
Tickets $60
Your ticket includes:
- Dinner from Tamale Boy and dessert from Churros Locos.
- Two complimentary drink tickets for beer, wine, cider and non-alcoholic drinks.
Location: 4315 NW St. Helens Rd. in Portland
Time: 6:00 - 8:30, with program beginning at 7:00

Can’t make it to our fundraiser but would like to add to our scholarship fund? Please use the link to make a donation!

Our Mission:

Girls.Power.Tools.

See what happens when you place a tool in a child’s hand and give them the skills to use it. Girls Build® is a non-profit organization based in Portland, OR, inspiring curiosity and confidence in girls through the world of building. We currently empower girls in Southern Oregon, Portland, the Oregon coast.

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The majority of our participants attend on scholarships. How do we manage this? You!

Wondering how your dollar helps? We offer free programming to any child involved in the foster care system—summer camps, after school programming, weekend programming, spring break camps. We are proud of the work we do to welcome girls from all over the state to our programming, and to make sure that money is not a barrier for any girl wanting to access our programs.

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Girls Who Build

Girls Who Build features candid and arresting photographs of forty-five girls showing off their power tools and can-do attitudes. Accompanying each girl is a profile interview where she speaks to her inspirations and favorite builds, plus tips for others starting out.

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“Building makes me feel like I can do whatever I want, because I *can do* whatever I want. I can be creative in my own way, and I can just do anything.""
***— Gabii, 8***

Our Programs

Girls Build® offers programming for girls teaching the basics of carpentry, electrical, plumbing, roofing, painting, auto and bike mechanics, sheet metal and more via summer camps (8-15 year olds) and after-school workshops.

Summer Camps

We run nine summer camps in various locations around Oregon. During summer camps, participants learn through 20 different workshops over five days.

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Classes

Our after school programming is held at our warehouse. We run small workshops through the school year for girls.

We also run the occational Women’s classes, for the building girls in the adult us.

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Our Impact

Growing and growing! From our first year of 60 girls to now close to 500 a summer, we continue teaching and building confidence! Expanding from our Summer Camps, we are moving into after-school programming at our warehouse so we can continue educating girls and women all year long!