Girl Scouts Of Western Washington

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

GIRL SCOUTS OF WESTERN WASHINGTON'S MISSION IS TO BUILD GIRLS OF COURAGE, CONFIDENCE AND CHARACTER WHO MAKE THE WORLD A BETTER PLACE. GIRL SCOUTS ALLOWS GIRLS TO DISCOVER THEIR OWN STYLE OF LEADERSHIP BY GIVING THEM ACCESS TO LIFE-CHANGING EXPERIENCES THAT INSPIRE THEM TO DO SOMETHING BIG. GIRLS GAIN SPECIFIC KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, ATTITUDES, BEHAVIORS, AND VALUES THAT ALLOW THEM TO BECOME LEADERS. THEY UNLEASH THEIR POTENTIAL BY DEVELOPING A STRONG SENSE OF SELF, TRANSFORM THEIR WORLD BY TAKING ACTION ON THE ISSUES THEY CARE ABOUT, AND BUILD THEIR FUTURE BY TAKING THE FIRST STEPS TOWARD MAKING THEIR DREAMS A REALITY - FOR THEMSELVES AND THEIR COMMUNITIES. GIRL SCOUTS OF WESTERN WASHINGTON ("GSWW") IS THE LARGEST LEADERSHIP ORGANIZATION FOR GIRLS IN THE STATE OF WASHINGTON. IN THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING SEPTEMBER 2021, 15,000+ GIRLS IN GRADES K-12 FROM 18 COUNTIES PARTICIPATED IN GIRL PROGRAMMING SUPPORTED BY 5,000+ ADULT VOLUNTEERS AND MEMBERS. GSWW SERVES 18 COUNTIES WITH OFFICES IN BREMERTON, TACOMA, AND EVERETT, WA) AND HEADQUARTERS IN SEATTLE. OUR SUCCESS IN WORKING WITH YOUTH MEANS THAT WE WILL GIVE SIGNIFICANTLY LARGER NUMBERS OF GIRL SCOUTS ACCESS TO THE CONFIDENCE AND SKILL-BOOSTING EFFORTS THAT HAVE ALWAYS BEEN A HALLMARK OF WHAT WE PROVIDE: OUTDOOR EXPERIENCES AT CAMP AND BEYOND, ENTREPRENEURSHIP, AND OPPORTUNITIES TO TACKLE STEAM SUBJECTS IN SUBSTANTIVE WAYS, AMONG OTHER PROGRAMS.THE MISSION OF THE GIRL SCOUTS OF WESTERN WASHINGTON IS TO BUILD GIRLS OF COURAGE, CONFIDENCE, AND CHARACTER WHO MAKE THE WORLD A BETTER PLACE. OUR COMMUNITY REPRESENTS EVERY RACE, ETHNICITY, INCOME LEVEL, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, ABILITY, AND RELIGION; REFLECTS A SPECTRUM OF GENDER IDENTITY; AND CONNECTS ACROSS GEOGRAPHIC LOCATIONS.ACCORDING TO A LANDMARK STUDY CONDUCTED BY GIRL SCOUTS AT THE NATIONAL LEVEL, THE TRANSFORMATIONAL POWER OF GIRL SCOUTS HAS SIGNIFICANT LONG-TERM IMPACTS ON GIRLS, WITH EDUCATIONAL ACHIEVEMENT AND AVERAGE SALARIES SIGNIFICANTLY HIGHER AMONG GIRLS WHO PARTICIPATED IN GIRL SCOUTS FOR MORE THAN SIX YEARS. WE FEEL STRONGLY THAT THESE POSITIVE SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL BENEFITS SHOULD BE EASILY AVAILABLE TO ALL MEMBERS OF OUR COMMUNITY. MOREOVER, IN A MORE RECENT NATIONAL STUDY, OUR BLACK, INDIGENOUS, AND PEOPLE OF COLOR (BIPOC) ALUMNAE REPORTED EVEN HIGHER LONG-TERM RESULTS. TO THIS END, IT IS A LONG-TERM GOAL FOR GSWW TO INCREASE ITS DIVERSITY, EQUITY, AND INCLUSION TO ENSURE BIPOC AND OTHER HISTORICALLY EXCLUDED YOUTH HAVE ACCESS TO THE LIFE-CHANGING BENEFITS OF OUR PROGRAM.