Programs

  • Girl Scouts Leadership and Community Service

    Leadership Experience - GSSEF served 6,930 girls in grades K-12 and 3,926 adult members in Broward, Indian River, Martin, Okeechobee, Palm Beach and St Lucie counties. We are a girl-led organization that believes in hands-on learning to develop empowered Go-getters, Innovators, Risk-takers, Leaders. Our members participate in a variety of activities & programs that benefit them by fostering a strong sense of self, positive values, challenge-seeking, healthy relationships and community problem-solving. These activities & programs are supported by our four program pillars: STEM, Outdoors, Life Skills and Entrepreneurship (goal setting, financial literacy, business ethics) which includes the Product Sales Program. (continued on Schedule O) When a girl participates in our Product Sale Program (cookies, nuts, candy and magazines), she's part of the world's largest financial literacy program for girls, run by girls. She's building a lifetime of skills and confidence. She learns goal setting, decision making, money management, people skills and business ethics. She discovers that selling cookies is more than just a business - that she can do whatever she puts her mind to, that her decisions matter, and that she can make things happen. Our girls change the lives of those in their community through service projects and outreach, when they put the almost $1,319,682 they earned in proceeds to work. This year a total of 203 local Girl Scouts earned the highest national service awards by designated grade level: 120 Bronze Awards (4-5th Graders), 66 Silver Awards (6-8th Graders), and 17 Gold Awards (9-12th Graders). When a girl decides to earn a national High Award, she researches an issue facing her community, hones her leadership skills then builds a team and a plan to address it. Collectively, this group of girls invested 6,300 hours of service back into communities with far-reaching impact and plans for sustainability.
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    Dates
    Oct 1, 2023 – Sep 30, 2024
    Source
    990
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    $3.1M

  • Outdoor Education and Leadership Development

    Outdoor Education and Property Services - The Girl Scouts outdoor program at camp is a place to embrace nature, teach critical thinking, introduce the topics of earth sciences and environmental sustainability as well as and create future leaders. GSSEF offers camp programs year-round that promote these essential life skills in the outdoor settings at our two 640-acre camp properties located in Jupiter and Clewiston. Outdoor education and environmental stewardship are core values to the Girl Scout leadership experience for girls. We watch as girls who experience camp and the great outdoors eclipse their peers (who spend little/no time outdoors) in environmental stewardship activism, more readily seek challenges, and are better problem solvers - all critical traits in leadership. (continued on Schedule O)Additionally, GSSEF added outdoor program elements that help girls understand how distraction-free time outside can improve how they feel physically and offer strategies to reduce the symptoms of anxiety and depression, while improving overall self-esteem. Thousands of our members experience unique outdoor programs while staying rooted in the traditions of overnight camping, outdoor cooking, trailblazing, water sports, identifying and encountering wildlife, at our camp properties through camping or attending one of our many programs for girls at every age and skill level. This year 183 girls attended summer resident camp at Camp Welaka over six consecutive weeks. GSSEF served more 3,530 participants at both camp properties in 2024.
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    Dates
    Oct 1, 2023 – Sep 30, 2024
    Source
    990
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    No populations provided
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    $1.2M

  • Community Partnership and Leadership Programs

    Community Partnership and Grants - Through staff-led troops, GSSEF provides the Girl Scout Leadership Experience to more than 1,185 girls (17% of total membership) in areas of greatest need. These girls are served through grant-funded programs at community centers and schools, focusing on traditional Girl Scout activities including badge work, advocacy, the Girl Scout Cookie Program, and various emotional and behavioral skill-building exercises that develop their self-esteem, confidence, and critical life skills. The Palm Beach County Youth Services Department funding has continued to transform our programming, impacting 654 girls and 119 adults with measurable improvements across five key outcomes. (continued on Schedule O)Program participants demonstrate increased confidence, stronger interpersonal skills, improved academic performance, and better school attendance. The success of this initiative is particularly evident in our workforce development efforts, which facilitated 20 paid internships with local organizations, while 88% of participants report a higher positive sense of self, and three in four girls have become leaders in more activities with their peers. Our Florida Department of Education-funded Get REAL! Program serves 128 girls through an innovative three-pronged approach at Broward County Middle Schools. This comprehensive program combines literacy enhancement through contemporary literature, character development that strengthens decision-making skills and autonomy, and community service engagement that empowers girls to design and implement their own service projects. The program's success is demonstrated through improved grades, school attendance, and decreased disciplinary actions, creating lasting positive impact in our community.
    Geographies
    Not indicated
    Dates
    Oct 1, 2023 – Sep 30, 2024
    Source
    990
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    No populations provided
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    $251.9K