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Girl Scouts Make a Difference

Prepare your girl for a lifetime of leadership.

When they’re advocating for our communities, discovering the outdoors, exploring science and technology, or powering new adventures as part of the Girl Scout Cookie Program, Girl Scouts discover they can achieve anything!

Girl-led, expert-approved, and volunteer-supported, Girl Scouts helps girls discover their strengths and change the world.

Girl Scout Spotlight: Cassandra Levesque

Activist, College Student, Gold Award Girl Scout

At a glance, Cassandra seems like the average teenage girl—but her necklace, featuring a drawing of a woman holding up a bodybuilding weight, should be a clue that this Gold Award Girl Scout is strong. Strong enough, in fact, to take on the House and Senate in New Hampshire and change state law to protect young people under the age of 16 from child marriage. Where did this self-admitted shy young woman get so much courage? “Every troop meeting, every box of Thin Mints I sold taught me there was nothing I couldn’t do if I set my mind to it,” Cassie says. “In Girl Scouts, you learn to dream big and try even bigger.” MORE »

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Raising Awesome Leaders

She's got what it takes to rock the world. Help her get there with today's most relevant, modern parenting advice.

Talk to Your Girl About Physical and Sexual Abuse
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Seriously, Jokes About Her Body Are Never OK
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Taking the Lead for Over 100 Years

Today the pro-girl environment at Girl Scouts is more important than ever, providing a unique, girl-led experience where girls can try new things, develop lifelong skills, take on leadership roles, and feel free to just be themselves.

These inspiring go-getters, innovators, risk-takers, and leaders know what it means to be a Girl Scout—and what it takes to be an unstoppable woman on a powerful mission.

Tyra Banks, Girl Scout and Executive Producer/CEO

Redefining how the world perceives beauty isn’t a job for just anyone…

Katie Couric, Girl Scout and Award-winning Journalist

Being the first female anchor of a network news channel isn’t a job for just anyone…

Melinda Gates, Girl Scout and Philanthropist

Leading the charge to eradicate poverty, disease, and social injustice isn’t a job for just anyone…

Ellen Kuras, Girl Scout and Director/Cinematographer

Being a pioneering female member of the American Society of Cinematographers isn’t a job for just anyone…

Venus Williams, Girl Scout and Tennis Legend

Winning an impressive 7 Grand Slam titles isn’t a job for just anyone…

Susan Wojcicki, Girl Scout and CEO of YouTube

Becoming one of the most influential business leaders in technology isn’t a job for just anyone…

Making the world a better place isn’t a job for just anyone! It calls for a strong sense of self and a willingness to take risks. Whether she’s an astronaut, athlete, anchor, advocate, actor, or any other fierce, inspirational trailblazer, chances are she got her start at Girl Scouts.

Not just making their mark, but making a difference? That’s a job for a Girl Scout!

Find out more about the Girl Scout difference

Girl Scouts is the best leadership development experience for girls—one that’s designed with, by, and for girls.

Did you know? Girl Scouts fuels the female leadership pipeline. 50% of female business leaders, 73% of female U.S. senators, and 100% of female U.S. secretaries of state were Girl Scouts.

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Join Girl Scouts!

Volunteer with Girl Scouts!

Girl Scouts Make a Difference

Prepare your girl for a lifetime of leadership.

Girl Scout Spotlight: Cassandra Levesque

Raising Awesome Leaders

Talk to Your Girl About Physical and Sexual Abuse Nobody wants to scare their child into thinking bad things will happen to them, but on the other hand, not discussing it leaves your girl more vulnerable.

Your Girl Gets Angry (and That’s OK) If your girl is angry, there’s probably a good reason why. But, with your support, your girl can go beyond managing her anger to actually using it for good.

6 Things Bilingual Kids Need You to Know Speaking more than one language is going to be awesome for your girl as she grows up, but it can come with challenges, too!

Stop Solving Your Kid's Problems While your girl might need guidance to handle conflict—and it might take more time to get things resolved than if you jumped in—the confidence and skills she’ll gain in being able to weather her own storms will be worth it

The Importance of Trying Is she too worried about letting people down? By age 13, nearly half of girls say they "aren't allowed to fail."

Seriously, Jokes About Her Body Are Never OK Some people still have a hard time with this one, but it's time for the "kidding" to come to an end.

Should Your Girl Bring Valentines to School? All the love, none of the drama

Raise Her to be a Digital Leader Spoiler alert: hours on Instagram or Minecraft aren't going to transform her into the next tech whiz kid.

10 Times She Shouldn't Say "Sorry" It's important to make amends when she’s truly done something wrong, but apologizing when she hasn’t can undermine how others see her and damage her self-worth.

The Parenting New Year's Resolutions You Need Now These tiny tweaks to your daily life can make a big difference to your daughter.

The Problem With Parents in the Lunchroom Schools might say they don't have room for moms and dads in the lunchroom, but that's not even the real issue.