Here for the Girls, Inc. (H4TG) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization dedicated to supporting women under 50 in their unique breast cancer journey. H4TG offers various personalized services crafted specifically for young women in the most active stage of their lives. A cancer diagnosis forces them to hit pause and make difficult decisions that impact their lives and long-term health. H4TG members benefit from access to a sisterhood of shared experience, vital education, and a compassionate community. The H4TG research-proven model delivers trauma-informed and responsive services, clinical-backed education, and peer-based support. The results have a direct and tangible impact on those battling this life-altering disease.

H4TG is a team of compassionate, mission-driven individuals committed to making an outsized, positive impact through breast cancer awareness, resources, and support. They are passionate about believing that no young woman should face this journey alone. 

What We Do

We are dedicated to supporting women facing breast cancer with specialized services tailored to your unique journey. Our exclusive member services are available for women under 50, providing a compassionate community and resources designed just for you.

For our sisters over 50, we offer comprehensive educational services aimed at empowering you with knowledge about your health and treatment options.

Our History

The Here for the Girls story dates back to 2006, when Mary Beth Gibson and René Bowditch met at a retreat for breast cancer survivors. Facing this disease as young women opened their eyes to the gap in services to address their unique challenges and the limited resources for finding peers who “got it”– who understood the concerns, needs, and fears they faced because of their age. Together, Mary Beth and René developed a shared passion to provide support to young women like them.

They began by inviting young women with breast cancer to René’s home in Virginia to share encouragement and information. These monthly meetings blossomed in 2007 into a nonprofit they named “Beyond Boobs!” It was during those first meetings that these two developed their model of providing intimate, peer-led support in a comfortable environment. As the organization evolved, Mary Beth and René helped grow new support systems around Virginia and beyond and added program services.

Today, what started as a small monthly support group is a thriving nonprofit that serves women diagnosed with breast cancer in their 20s, 30s, and 40s. In 2015, after adopting another breast cancer nonprofit, Pink-Link, services expanded to include virtual support. That’s when the organization changed its name to Here for the Girls (H4TG for short).

H4TG offers in-person and virtual support through a variety of services and helps hundreds of young women each year. The vision these co-founders launched is reaching more young women every day with the positivity, compassion, and love they instilled in it from the start because Here for the Girls is built on this foundation of love and shared passion.