ALA Volunteer Girls State Information

We empower Tennessee's promising young women to become and remain civically engaged leaders through experiential learning and relevant, inspiring growth opportunities. Since 1947, Volunteer Girls State, a program of the American Legion Auxiliary, has invested in more than 25,000 young women in Tennessee by providing the tools they need to become confident, informed citizens and voters. The nonpartisan program is offered annually to more than 550 of Tennessee’s rising high school seniors and is centered on citizenship, teamwork, and fostering a love of God and country. Experienced volunteer staff and counselors — each one a program alumna — help guide participants, or “citizens,” through the week as they elect city, county, and state officials, engage in party politics, debate legislation, and collaborate in a host of fun team activities.