The authors describe a program implemented in Red Bank Middle School in New Jersey to help at-risk, minority middle school girls realize their leadership potential. The GLO (Girls Leading Outward) program was developed by the Developing Safe and Civil Schools Project at Rutgers University and is facilitated by university students. Selected middle school girls who have academic, social, or emotional challenges attend after-school sessions in which they learn problem-solving, emotional recognition and regulation, communication and assertiveness, and teamwork. At the end of the sessions, they design and implement a service project. Stories of some of the participants illustrate how the program has improved their self-image and helped prepare them for a more successful transition to high school.