About ACT

• ACT for Women and Girls
• Female Leadership Academy (FLA)
• Central Valley Alliance for Women and Justice (CVAWJ)
• Donate to ACT for Women and Girls

ACT for Women and Girls is a non-profit 501(c) 3 organization. The mission of ACT is to engage women of all ages in leadership opportunities that will promote social and personal change. Through social justice activism, ACT hopes to promote social growth and change among its current population for many years to come. As issues arise that affect women and girls, ACT becomes the catalyst for action. Through the Female Leadership Academy, ACT members educate each other and connect with other groups across the state and nation who are working on the same issue. This year the issue tackled has been women’s reproductive justice and freedom.

ACT began from a Listening Session in Visalia hosted by the Women’s Foundation in February 2003. Over 60 local women from diverse backgrounds came together to discuss issues that mattered to them. The women concluded that Tulare County did not have an advocacy group that focused on women and girls and lacked leadership opportunities that raised their voices loud enough to be heard by policy makers and leaders.

ACT is a grassroots effort to engage women of all ages in leadership opportunities that will promote social and personal change. This work will be accomplished by: (1) building a bridge for rural women to link up to other women; (2) playing a role as a conduit for rural women to take these issues to the next level and affect social change (provide local leadership training opportunities); and (3) to keep the focus at the rural, grassroots level. For more information about ACT, view, ACT for Women and Girls.

ACT Contact person: ACT staff






Female Leadership Academy (FLA)
The FLA is ACT's primary project. The FLA targets 12-15 young women ages 16-23 years old of all backgrounds. The participants learn about the women's movement, feminism, social justice issues, reproductive health and justice, leadership and so much more! Throughout the 8 month program (beginning in the fall and ending in the spring of each year), the young women learn from didactic lectures with guest speakers from a variety of women's advocacy and leadership groups. To learn more about the FLA, view our Female Leadership Academy page.

Central Valley Alliance for Women and Justice (CV Alliance)

Each of us understands the frustration of working in “silos,” often struggling to get our voices and those of our constituents heard among the more organized and allied groups in both the northern and southern areas of the state. Our goal with the Alliance is to break out of these silos by establishing a connectedness among like-minded activists and advocates working in the Valley.
To learn more, view our CV Alliance link.

Donate to ACT for Women and Girls

All contributions are greatly appreciated and they are tax deductible.
Please send them to or feel free to utilize our online paypal service:
P.O Box 536
Visalia, CA 92379