EMPOWERING STRONG GIRLS FOR LIFE
OUR MISSION
SG United Foundation is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization with a mission to empower girls and women to be strong, confident, and resilient through sports, mentorship, and mental health programming.
We accomplish this through:
- Inspiring girls through programs led by FEMALE ROLE MODELS
- Evidence based curriculum that teaches MENTAL HEALTH AND MENTAL SKILLS
- Trauma-informed and culturally responsive MENTORING
- Physical activity, sport, and play to remind all girls and young women of the FUN
OUR MOTTO
STRONG BODIES
Taught through fitness & sport.
We believe in providing a safe space and opportunity for girls to engage in sports and physical activity, developing their strong bodies.
KIND HEARTS
Taught through lessons grounded in the positive psychology and the science of wellbeing.
We believe in teaching girls tools to inspire them to both feel good and do good.
UNSTOPPABLE MINDS
Taught through lessons grounded in the science of sport psychology, mental skills training, and mindfulness.
We believe in equipping girls with the skills in becoming mentally strong with lessons centered around mindfulness and sport psychology.
OUR VISION
Where every girl recognizes their inner I CAN!
OUR VALUES
Our core values are grounded in the FUEL that helps each person recognize their inner I CAN and the collective power it creates.
FUN:
Embracing the spirit and fun of community.
UNITY:
One team. All in. We are stronger together.
EMPOWERMENT:
The courage to show up and raising the bar on self belief.
LEADERSHIP:
Become part of the solution in shaping a better future.
OUR STORY
LANI SILVERSIDES
FOUNDER AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Lani Silversides is a native of York, Maine. She is a 17+ year educator and coach (15 years were spent teaching and coaching at Phillips Academy in Andover, Massachusetts). Sport has long time been a passion for Lani. A graduate of York High School in York, Maine, Silversides is the second all-time basketball scoring leader (male or female.) She was also an all-state soccer goalie and state champion hurdler. She was Maine female athlete of the year in 2001.
Lani continued her athletic career as a 4-year basketball player of the University of Vermont. She finished her career ranking among the all-time leaders in 10 different categories. In 2013, Lani was inducted into the New England Basketball Hall of Fame in recognition of her contributions as both a coach and player.
Lani now coaches and teaches, not in the classroom anymore, but through this organization and through her mental performance consulting business.
She is a breast cancer survivor, diagnosed with stage three cancer in 2018. She credits her experience as an athlete and being part of a team as well as the educational foundation and practice in sport psychology, mindfulness, and mental skills training as key components fueling her through treatments.
Lani founded Strong Girls United shortly after finishing her active cancer treatments, realizing there was no better time than the present to teach these important skills to all girls through sport and mentorship. Her north star is to impact many, one person at a time.
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ABOUT US
SG United Foundation ("Strong Girls United") is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization with a mission is to empower girls to be strong, confident, and resilient through sports, mentorship, and mental health programming.
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