GIRL SCOUTS OF NORTH EAST OHIO

TROOP AND SERVICE UNIT SUPPORT: GIRL SCOUTS OFFERS THE BEST LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT EXPERIENCE FOR GIRLS IN THE WORLD. THE INCLUSIVE, ALL-FEMALE ENVIRONMENT OF A GIRL SCOUT TROOP CREATES A SAFE SPACE WHERE GIRLS CAN TRY NEW THINGS, DEVELOP A RANGE OF SKILLS, TAKE ON LEADERSHIP ROLES, AND JUST BE THEMSELVES. OUR GIRL SCOUT LEADERSHIP EXPERIENCE IS A ONE-OF-A-KIND LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM FOR GIRLS, WITH PROVEN RESULTS. IT IS BASED ON TIME-TESTED METHODS AND RESEARCH-BACKED PROGRAMMING THAT HELP GIRLS TAKE THE LEAD IN THEIR OWN LIVES AND IN THE WORLD. GIRL SCOUTS IS PROVEN TO HELP GIRLS THRIVE IN FIVE KEY WAYS AS THEY: 1) DEVELOP A STRONG SENSE OF SELF. 2) SEEK CHALLENGES AND LEARN FROM SETBACKS. 3) DISPLAY POSITIVE VALUES. 4) FORM AND MAINTAIN HEALTHY RELATIONSHIPS. 5) IDENTIFY AND SOLVE PROBLEMS IN THE COMMUNITY. GSNEO HAS MORE THAN 7,000 BACKGROUND-CHECKED AND FULLY-TRAINED VOLUNTEERS WHO MANAGE OVER 1,800 GIRL-LED TROOPS SERVING OVER 18,000 GIRLS IN OUR 18-COUNTY FOOTPRINT. TROOP PROGRAMS AND BADGES FOCUS ON ENTREPRENEURSHIP, LIFE SKILLS, THE OUTDOORS AND STEM. THE COST OF THIS PROGRAM COVERS THE GROUP THAT RECRUITS, INTERVIEWS, PROVIDES BACKGROUND CHECKS, TRAINS, ASSISTS, AND MENTOR VOLUNTEERS AS WELL AS RECRUITS AND PLACES GIRLS INTO TROOPS.

CAMPING PROGRAMS: CAMPING IS A GREAT WAY FOR GIRLS TO EXPLORE LEADERSHIP, BUILD SKILLS, AND DEVELOP A DEEP APPRECIATION FOR NATURE. WHETHER FOR A DAY, A WEEK, OR LONGER, GIRL SCOUT CAMP GIVES GIRLS AN OPPORTUNITY TO GROW, EXPLORE, AND HAVE FUN UNDER THE GUIDANCE OF CARING, TRAINED ADULTS. GSNEO MAINTAINS THREE CAMPS: LEDGEWOOD IN SUMMIT COUNTY, SUGARBUSH IN TRUMBULL COUNTY, AND TIMBERLANE IN ERIE COUNTY. AT CAMP, GIRLS MIGHT SHOOT A BOW AND ARROW, PADDLE A CANOE OR KAYAK, TAKE A HIKE WITH FRIENDS, CREATE ART OR MAKE A CRAFT, CLIMB ON OUR ROPES COURSE AND RIDE ON A ZIP LINE, OR LEARN ABOUT THE WONDERS OF OUR NATURAL WORLD. THE LENGTH OF PROGRAMS AT OUR CAMPS RANGE FROM A COUPLE OF HOURS TO WEEK-LONG RESIDENT CAMPS.