Girl Scouts

GIRL SCOUTING BUILDS GIRLS OF COURAGE,CONFIDENCE, AND CHARACTER, WHO MAKE THE WORLD A BETTER PLACE. IN ORANGE COUNTY, NEARLY 15,000 GIRL SCOUTS, AGES 5-17, ARE DEVELOPING LEADERSHIP SKILLS FOR SUCCESS IN THE 21ST CENTURY AND A LIFELONG COMMITMENT TO SERVICE, GIVING MORE THAN 500,000 HOURS OF COMMUNITY SERVICE TO ORANGE COUNTY EVERY YEAR. A RECENT STUDY, CONDUCTED BY THE GIRL SCOUT RESEARCH INSTITUTE IN CONJUNCTION WITH AN INDEPENDENT RESEARCH FIRM, REPORTED THAT WOMEN WHO WERE GIRL SCOUTS WHEN THEY WERE YOUNG HAVE HIGHER PERCEPTIONS OF SELF, HIGHER RATES OF VOLUNTEERISM AND CIVIC ENGAGEMENT, HIGHER RATES OF COLLEGE EDUCATION AND HIGHER HOUSEHOLD INCOMES THAN NON-ALUMNAE.

TO PROVIDE DIRECT SERVICES TO THE COMMUNITY FOR THE ADVANCEMENT AND DEVELOPMENT OF GIRLS AND YOUNG WOMEN.

GIRL SCOUTS OF BLACK DIAMOND COUNCIL PROVIDES SUPPORT FOR PROGRAMS FOR GIRLS IN GRADES K-12, AS WELL AS ADULT VOLUNTEERS IN AN INCLUSIVE, SAFE ENVIRONMENT THROUGHOUT A 61-COUNTY REGION ACROSS WEST VIRGINIA, OHIO, VIRGINIA AND MARYLAND. THE GIRL SCOUT PROGRAM PREPARES GIRLS FOR A LIFETIME OF LEADERSHIP, SUCCESS AND ADVENTURES IN A PLACE DESIGNED BY AND FOR GIRLS. THE GIRL SCOUT LEADERSHIP EXPERIENCE OFFERS A COLLECTION OF ENGAGING, FUN, AND CHALLENGING ACTIVITIES IN THE AREAS OF STEM, OUTDOORS, ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND LIFE SKILLS. EARNING BADGES, GOING ON TRIPS, SELLING COOKIES AND DOING MEANINGFUL COMMUNITY SERVICE PROJECTS ARE JUST SOME OF THE ACTIVITIES GIRLS HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO DO. THE SERVICES AND PROGRAMS WE PROVIDE ARE INVALUABLE IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF TODAY'S GIRLS AND WOMEN. OUR ORGANIZATION PRIDES ITSELF ON HELPING GIRLS BECOME THE BEST VERSIONS OF THEMSELVES WHILE HAVING A POSITIVE IMPACT IN THEIR COMMUNITIES.