Program areas at Girl Scouts of Colorado
Anyone can say 'follow your dreams or 'dream big,' but through Girl Scouts, girls gain a champion, a cheerleader and a group of forever friends that make dreaming big a part of life. The confidence girls gain from trying new things, sometimes failing, and knowing their Girl scout sisters have their backs, makes them better able to weather life's ups and downs. The boost they get from troop leaders who say 'tell me more' when they pitch a big idea, nurtures those dreams, and makes it easier to believe in them. The feelings of pride and accomplishment when girls begin to know their own power when they see that they can make a difference in the world and know the joy that comes with it that's when the magic happens. Transformational leadership begins in girlhood. Girl Scouts gives girls a space to lead, thrive, and make the world a better place.the Girl scout program is a girl-led leadership experience where girls discover, connect, and take action through badge-earning, civic engagement, outdoor experiences, and travel. It's a life-long leadership journey that progresses as girls grow. Through the Girl scout leadership experience, we know that girls are developing leadership skills through everyday actions big and small, and incorporating our four program pillars (stem, outdoors, life skills, and entrepreneurship) into everything they do as Girl Scouts. Participating in Girl Scouts is proven to help girls thrive in five ways as they: - develop a strong sense of self. - display positive values. - seek challenges and learn from setbacks. - form and maintain healthy relationships. - and identify and solve problems in the community.in the 2022 membership year, Girl Scouts of Colorado served nearly 16,000 girls and 9,000 adults, including more than 5,000 volunteers who helped to guide Girl Scouts on their leadership journey. This represented a growth in membership as communities began to adapt to life with covid-19 and youth yearned for more in-person interactions.in fiscal year ending september 30, 2021, the Girl Scouts of Colorado sold magic sky ranch property to the university of denver, creating a partnership that gives Girl Scouts new opportunities for programming with du and continued access to the property near red feather lakes for six weeks each summer through september 2029.throughout the year, Girl Scouts of Colorado hosted more than 450 staff-led programs and an additional 20 partner programs, bringing the Girl scout leadership experience to more than 2,600 girls. In addition, the community outreach program brought Girl scout activities to 917 girls in underserved communities through 155 different programs.
Entrepreneurship: in january, february, and march, Girl Scouts faced a new, real-world business problem when supply chain issues and labor shortages created by the pandemic impacted the supply of Girl scout cookies in the state. Girl Scouts carried on without missing a beat. More than 10,000 Girl Scouts participated in the 2022 Girl scout cookie program, selling more than 3.7 million packages of cookies. Those sales brought in more than $3.2 million in troop proceeds, funding troops' activities, travels, and service projects. This fall, more than 3,000 Girl Scouts practiced their goal-setting, decision-making, and people skills in the fall product program, selling more than $1.3 million worth of chocolates, nuts, and magazine subscriptions to help support their troop goals.
Outdoor programs:girl scout summer outdoor programs expanded with the addition of a successful staff-led day camp program in the denver area. In addition, overnight camp was able to operate at near full capacity and overnight stays were reintroduced at the outdoor adventure club program for girls in 6th grade and up. More than 1,300 Girl Scouts attended overnight camp during summer sessions at tomahawk ranch and sky high ranch. More than 300 Girl Scouts participated in the pilot staff-led day camp program, while another 222 explored the outdoors through volunteer-led day camps. Outdoor adventure club offered high adventure to 400 older Girl Scouts.
Life skills: a tragic wildfire impacting northern Colorado communities, brought out the best in Girl Scouts as troops sprang into action to support their Girl scout sisters who lost homes and belongings in the marshall fire. Thousands of people lost their homes, were displaced, or otherwise impacted by the dec. 30 fire. Among them, were at least 40 Girl Scouts of Colorado members and their families. Hundreds of Girl Scouts from around the state and the nation asked how to help. They wanted to embrace their Girl scout sisters in a circle of support. The outpouring of support was tremendous, and the can-do attitude is a direct result of the Girl scout leadership experience. Thousands of dollars were donated to the sisterhood of support disaster relief fund; troops adopted impacted troops; and sisterhood of support kits were made by troops all over the state. In august, Girl Scouts of Colorado teamed up with collegeinvest to help Girl Scouts in grades k-5 explore their interests and discover what their future could look like while earning the future me patch. As part of collegeinvest's support, each Girl scout who completes the patch program receives a free glow-in-the-dark patch and caregivers who continue learning about saving for their Girl scout'Scouts's future, will receive $100 in their collegeinvest account. In the spring, Girl Scouts of Colorado celebrated the achievements of 45 gold award Girl Scouts. These Girl Scouts are prime examples of the Girl scout leadership experience in action. They earned the highest award a high school age Girl scout can earn by leading projects that make a lasting impact on our world it's a huge accomplishment that also impacts the gold award Girl scout as a person. How they see the world and how the world sees them is forever changed. Just a few examples of this year's gold award projects include creating a transitional housing program for families experiencing homelessness; writing, illustrating, and publishing the rise of sorceress, a comic book series with a black, female superhero, to address the lack of representation of diversity in the comic book world; and creating a program to break down the stigma of struggling with mental health issues. In addition to 45 gold award Girl Scouts, nearly 300 cadette Girl Scouts earned the silver award, and nearly 500 junior Girl Scouts earned the bronze award. Each one of these Girl Scouts made a huge impact on their community.