|
by Topic: General | Why? | How to |
How can Girl Scouts help a young girl?
Social pressure, image issues and uncertain security. There are so many potential hurdles to girls' well-being. For more than 90 years, Girl Scouts has been helping girls realize their full potential, and everything that Girl Scouting offers today is more relevant than ever. Through Girl Scout program experiences, girls:
. Gain skills and confidence
. Learn to understand and respect others
. Develop the ability to make positive decisions based on their values
. Contribute to their communities and become leaders
What Do Girl Scouts Do?
Girl Scouting provides girls with opportunities to address the important issues in their lives. Girl Scouts do almost anything girls like to do. Girl Scout program activities are open to all girls who are members of Girl Scouting, are based on the Girl Scout Promise and Law and the four Girl Scout Program Goals, follow health and safety standards, and are done with the support of caring, trained adults. Girls ages 5 to 17 enjoy program experiences based on the progression of activities available in Girl Scout handbooks, award books, online at www.studio2b.org and Girls Only, and other Girl Scout program resources.
What is the Girl Scouts mission?
Girl Scouting builds girls of courage, confidence, and character, who make the world a better place.
What is the Girl Scouts motto?
The Girl Scouts motto is "Be Prepared."
What was Juliette Gordon Low's No. 1 reason for a girl becoming a Girl Scout?
Because it's "real fun!"
Is there a book we can read about Juliette Low?
"Lady From Savannah: The Life of Juliette Low" by Gladys Denny Schultz and Daisy Gordon Lawrence (New York: Girl Scouts of the USA, 1988) is a very informative book about Juliette's life and family and is available for purchase through the Birthplace store, certain Girl Scout council shops or through the Girl Scout Online Shopping Mall. Also available through the Birthplace store is a reprint of the 1913 "First American Girl Scout Handbook: How Girls Can Help The Country."
| back to top
What if I was never in Girl Scouts?
You don't have to be an expert on Girl Scouting to be a volunteer. The council has great training for new leaders. Volunteers also attend leader meetings where they share information and benefit from mini-trainings. Each new volunteer may be assigned a mentor to call for help and also has access to the support offered by the council's professional staff.
Why should I volunteer?
• It's FUN!
• You can make a difference in a child's life.
• You'll learn new skills and go to new places.
• You can interact with others.
• It's a way to contribute to society.
• You can grow as a person.
• It's a chance to be a mentor to girls and a positive role model.
• It's a low-cost program.
How can I make a difference in someone's life?
For more than 90 years, women and men from around the globe have partnered with Girl Scouts of the USA to help girls everywhere realize their full potential. Our volunteers are inspirational and invaluable, and they have a profound effect on everyone they help. Quite simply, there would be no Girl Scouting without them.
I would love to help but don't seem to have the time.
Most of our Girl Scout leaders are working moms. The Girl Scout program is flexible. Along with other troop adults, you pick the meeting time, place and how often to meet.
Do I have to do this by myself?
Every troop must have at least two adult volunteers, a leader and assistant leader or co-leaders. Each troop should develop a troop committee of parents to help lead the troop. You won't be doing this alone.
| back to top
How can I help if I'm not very creative?
The council provides lots of materials for leaders to use. Program resources are available that cover a wide range of subjects from today's issues to outdoor adventures. The troop leader and girls choose the activities and awards they are interested in and the events they want to attend. Each troop is unique and special.
What if I don't have much extra time?
Whether you have an hour, a day, a weekend or more, the energy you share with Girl Scouts will instill confidence in girls that will last a lifetime. We're looking for volunteers who represent the diversity of the world we live in — men, women, senior citizens, younger adults, people of all racial and ethnic backgrounds and, of course, our treasured alumni — anyone who wants to help make a difference in the lives of girls. Join our more than 944,000 adult volunteers and find out how Girl Scouts can help you:
• Build community
• Enhance your skills
• Learn something new
• Make contacts
• Rediscover your own potential
• Inspire girls everywhere
How can I become a Girl Scout leader?
Contact any Girl Scouts of Kansas Heartland office. We'll happily talk with you about volunteering.
What can I do to help the leader?
Talk with your girl's leader and see what type of help is needed. Extra adults are always needed for trips and special events as well as for Girl Scout Cookie activities.
What type of training can I get before working with girls?
Leaders who work with troops should start by attending orientation, take "Introduction to Girl Scouting" and age-level program training. In addition, leaders are encouraged to take first-aid training. Ongoing training is offered through service units, leader meetings and topic-specific workshops. Each troop must have at least one trained leader.
How can I use my skills to help?
From being the "head cheerleader" who encourages and supports her daughter in Girl Scouting to accompanying the girls on a field trip to a local museum to helping raise the funds and traveling with a group to a Girl Scout World Center in Mexico, you can use your skills and explore your interests. Here are a few of the many ways you can support your Girl Scout:
• Suggest a fun day trip
• Set up a phone tree
• Coordinate transportation for an outing
• Be a guest speaker
• Teach girls a new skill
• Design a troop photo album or Web site
• Join girls on a field trip
• Learn first aid at a Girl Scout-council sponsored training session so that you can support girls on their outings
• Become an advocate in your community for Girl Scouting
• Tell a girl you're proud of her
| back to top
|
