Girl Scouts Of Northeast Texas

Results: When girls participate in Girl Scouts, they benefit in these important ways: 86% show an increased sense of self. Girls have confidence in themselves and their abilities, and form positive identities. 92% show increased comfort seeking challenge. They take appropriate risks, try things even if they mail fail, and learn from mistakes 91% show increased cooperation and team building. Girls develop and maintain healthy relationships by communicating their feelings directly and resolving conflicts constructively. 95% showed increased critical thinking. Girls desire to contribute to the world in a purposeful and meaningful way, learn how to identify problems in the community, and create "action plans" to solve them.

Target demographics: build girls of courage, confidence, and character, who make the world a better place.

Direct beneficiaries per year: 26,000 girls who were supported by 7,860 adult volunteers!

Geographic areas served: 32 counties in North Texas

Programs: At Girl Scouts, you’re going to have tons of fun, make new friends, and go on fantastic new adventures. You’re also going to get the chance to do big things. Our program centers on something called the Girl Scout Leadership Experience—a collection of activities and experiences you’ll have as you earn badges, sell cookies, go on exciting trips, explore the outdoors, do Take Action projects that make a difference, and more. Put simply, in Girl Scouts you will: discover_64 Discover. You’ll find out who you are, what you care about, and what your talents are. connect_64 Connect. Collaborate with other people, locally and globally, to make a difference in the world. takeaction_64 Take Action. Do something to make the world a better place. With Girl Scouts, you’ll do more than you ever thought you could, dream bigger dreams than you ever imagined, and — oh, yeah — change the world. Bet you didn’t think rock climbing or selling cookies would help you do all that, did you?