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North Star Youth Partnership

North Star Youth Partnership engages youth ages 11-18 through educational, recreational, leadership and service-learning opportunities.
What started in 1997 as an educational program to prevent adolescent pregnancy in Yavapai County
has expanded to 11 different programs serving youth in Central and Northern Arizona.

Back in 2002, a high school student named Haley Kilpatrick sought a way to help younger girls navigate middle school by sharing her own experiences. This desire led her to create Girl Talk—a program that promotes meaningful dialogue between middle and high school girls. Girl Talk has since grown to include hundreds of chapters throughout the U.S.

“Be the person you needed when you were younger.” This quote sticks with Molly Thompson, a senior at Chino Valley High School and Girl Talk leader. It represents the values of Girl Talk and how those values have forever changed the lives of young women.

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