Membership | Resilient, Ready, Strong

Girl Scouts takes the potential of girls, combines it with robust skill-building, and adds caring adult mentors and female role models who support and advocate for girls. It offers a safe space where girls can try new things, develop a range of skills, take on leadership roles, and just be themselves. The council continues to prioritize the intentional, integrated work of recovering its membership after the impact of the multi-year pandemic, keenly aware of the disproportionate impact on diverse communities. With equity and access at the heart of its membership strategy, GSGCNWI seeks to deepen its commitment to being a community-based organization responsive to the needs of families and all girls.

Innovation, community asset mapping, and partnerships are at the heart of our work to engage more girls from specific, underrepresented zip codes with higher percentages of families identifying as low-income households.

Race

Ethnicity

e Not Hispanic or Latino 74.37% e Hispanic or Latino 10.09% e I choose not to share 10.08% e Not reported 5.45%

30,309 TOTAL GIRL MEMBERS +

14,621 TOTAL ADULT MEMBERS

10,863 ANNUAL MEMBERS

3,758 LIFETIME MEMBERS

The History of Bridging in Girl Scouts

Bridging is the term that Girl Scouts use to identify the work that a girl or troop does to get ready to move to the next level.

“They changed my life.”

The Heartfelt Story of Troop 56505

Read how troop leader Darnetta Jones decided to become a Girl Scout volunteer.

Girl Scouts Brings All of the FUN with These Activities You Can Try at Home with Family!

Read how troop leader Darnetta Jones decided to become a Girl Scout volunteer.

Jones

Girl Scout troop leader, Darnetta

“This was the best decision of my life. The thought was to introduce them to new things and change their lives, but it turned out, they changed my life”