Girl Scouts

GIRL SCOUTING BUILDS GIRLS OF COURAGE, CONFIDENCE AND CHARACTER WHO MAKE THE WORLD A BETTER PLACE.

GIRL SCOUTS IS THE PREMIER LEADERSHIP ORGANIZATION FOR GIRLS. PARTICIPATION IN GIRL SCOUTS CAN CHANGE THE WAY GIRLS SEE THE WORLD AND THEIR PLACE IN IT. GIRL SCOUTS' MISSION IS TO BUILD GIRLS OF COURAGE, CONFIDENCE, AND CHARACTER, WHO MAKE THE WORLD A BETTER PLACE. SINCE 1912, GIRLS HAVE EXPLORED NEW FIELDS OF KNOWLEDGE, LEARNED VALUABLE SKILLS, AND DEVELOPED STRONG CORE VALUES THROUGH GIRL SCOUTS. TODAY GIRL SCOUTS IS, AS IT ALWAYS HAS BEEN, THE ORGANIZATION BEST POSITIONED TO HELP GIRLS DEVELOP IMPORTANT LEADERSHIP SKILLS THEY NEED TO BECOME SUCCESSFUL ADULTS. AT GIRL SCOUTS, GUIDED BY SUPPORTIVE ADULTS AND PEERS, GIRLS DEVELOP THEIR LEADERSHIP POTENTIAL THROUGH AGE-APPROPRIATE ACTIVITIES THAT ENABLE THEM TO DISCOVER THEIR VALUES, SKILLS, AND THE WORLD AROUND THEM; CONNECT WITH OTHERS IN A MULTICULTURAL ENVIRONMENT; AND TAKE ACTION TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN THEIR WORLD. THESE ACTIVITIES ARE DESIGNED TO BE GIRL LED, COOPERATIVE, AND HANDS-ON-PROCESSES THAT CREATE HIGH-QUALITY EXPERIENCES CONDUCIVE TO LEARNING. GIRL SCOUTS HEART OF CENTRAL CALIFORNIA (GSHCC) IS ONE OF 111 COUNCILS OF THE NATIONAL ORGANIZATION, GIRL SCOUTS OF THE USA, WHICH WAS ESTABLISHED IN 1912. GIRL SCOUT COUNCILS ARE ORGANIZED TO DEVELOP THE GIRL SCOUT MOVEMENT IN THE UNITED STATES; TO ESTABLISH LOCAL RESPONSIBILITY FOR LEADERSHIP, ADMINISTRATION AND SUPERVISION OF THE PROGRAM. GIRL SCOUTS HEART OF CENTRAL CALIFORNIA SERVES APPROXIMATELY 18,000 GIRLS AND 8,000 ADULT MEMBERS IN ALPINE, AMADOR, CALAVERAS, COLUSA, EL DORADO, GLENN, MARIPOSA, MERCED, NEVADA, PLACER, SACRAMENTO, SAN JOAQUIN, SOLANO, STANISLAUS, SUTTER, TUOLUMNE, YOLO, AND YUBA COUNTIES. THIS COUNCIL IS INCORPORATED UNDER STATE LAW, IS ADMINISTERED BY A VOLUNTEER BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND EMPLOYS A STAFF TO PROVIDE SERVICES TO VOLUNTEERS. THE COUNCIL IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE RECRUITMENT, SCREENING, TRAINING AND SUPPORT OF LEADERS AND OTHER VOLUNTEERS, AND RECRUITMENT OF GIRLS, PLACING THEM INTO TROOPS OR INTO PROGRAMS THAT SUIT THEIR NEEDS. THE COUNCIL PROVIDES YEAR-ROUND ACTIVITIES FOR GIRLS, AS WELL AS RECOGNITION AND PUBLICITY FOR THE ACCOMPLISHMENTS OF GIRLS AND VOLUNTEERS. IN SUPPORT OF GIRL SCOUT ACTIVITIES, GSHCC MANAGES AND MAINTAINS A LODGE, TWO CAMPS AND THREE CABINS FOR USE BY GIRL SCOUTS. GSHCC ALSO MANAGES OFFICES AND GIRL PROGRAM SPACE IN THREE AREAS: SACRAMENTO, STOCKTON AND MODESTO. THE COUNCIL ALSO OPERATES TWO SHOPS FOR PURCHASING ITEMS SUCH AS APPAREL, INSIGNIA AND PROGRAM MATERIALS. IT ALSO SPONSORS AN INTERACTIVE, HISTORICAL MUSEUM FEATURING MEMORABILIA THROUGHOUT THE DECADES. GSHCC ALSO OPENED TWO NEW STEM CENTER + MAKERSPACES, WHICH SERVES HUNDREDS OF GIRLS IN STEM-RELATED ACTIVITIES AND PROGRAMS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. IN 2019, GSHCC OPENED A NEW MOBILE STEM CENTER + MAKERSPACE, TO TAKE STEM PROGRAMMING TO REMOTE AND URBAN AREAS.