Girls With Guts is a registered 501(c)(3) that has been around since 2013. We are a patient support and advocacy group that works to empower women through various online programming as well as two in-person events a year. In fact, all of our Board Members and Volunteers either have IBD and/or an ostomy or support a spouse/partner who has IBD.
You are welcome here if you have IBD and/or an ostomy for any reason. I.E. FAP, Cancer, Childhood Illness, Trauma, etc. We try to be as inclusive as possible and understand how having bowel disease or an ostomy as a woman can be difficult to manage. Let us support you!
You are also welcome here if you are here to obtain resources or to learn how to support a woman with IBD and/or ostomy. However, our programming and community is specifically for women with IBD and/or ostomy for any reason.
Absolutely! We have women who participate in both our online and offline programs who have either just started their IBD journey or have had 15+ surgeries. Surgery can be one of the most challenging things to face for a woman with IBD, so we try to support and empower women who are going through those. We hope to be just as positive of a resource for any women who have also NOT had surgery.
If you are a mom or female caregiver, you are welcome to join our 18+ private Facebook Forum to ask any questions you have. Right now Girls With Guts only serves those who are 18+ within our other programing. Another great resource would be the Crohn’s and Colitis Foundation. They host an annual summer camp for kids and you can find more information about that here.
You absolutely can! You can donate here. We also accept donations in check form and those can be mailed to:
Girls With Guts
6024 Ridge Ave Ste. 116 #332
Philadelphia, PA 19128
As a registered 501(c)(3) and an all volunteer run organization, all donations that we receive get funneled back into our programming, resources and running costs.
Donations go towards things like our Butt Basket and I Gotta Go Card + supplies and shipping costs, our New Attendee Retreats, and help to cover additional costs and scholarships for our larger Annual Retreat.
If you would like your donation to be specifically applied to any of our programming, just add a note and we will make sure that it goes towards just that! Alternatively, you can email info@girlswithguts.org after sending in a donation to request where it is applied.
Yes! For more information on how to become a sponsor, you can check out our sponsorship packet here.
GWG holds two types of in-person retreats per year:
In addition to in-person retreats, GWG holds online events such as Facebook lives with patients, round table discussions in the private forum, Netflix watch parties, and more! Follow our social media channels or check out our event page to learn more.
There are a variety of ways you can get involved with us!
You can join our private Facebook Forum and put a call out for your area.
If they are having IBD-related/or ostomy surgery, send them a Butt Basket! If you want to learn more about IBD, check out our IBD Academy Resource.
Check out our POOP Program. We partner with two wonderful organizations who help with both of these scenarios!
Join our private Facebook Forum and put a call out for your area. We strongly believe in the power of connections! Our group has over 7,000+ members and is growing rapidly. Check it out if you’re looking for support, have questions or are just looking for some company!
The purpose of these groups is to provide support, encouragement and share knowledge with other Girls With Guts members. It is a positive environment and negativity directed at anyone in the groups will not be tolerated. In order to protect privacy of the participants, you must either be a patient with IBD and/or an ostomy.
You are totally welcome here! We are a safe space for all.
