Girl Scouts Western Pennsylvania

Girl Scouts is a premier voice for girls and a leading expert on their growth and development.

Together with committed adult volunteers, who partner with girls to guide and inspire their growth and achievement, the organization builds girls of confidence, courage and character who make the world a better place.

Since its founding in 1912, Girl Scouts has offered remarkable opportunities for girls to develop positive values and to contribute to society as leaders, thinkers, and responsible citizens. Today, Girl Scouts remains a highly regarded, contemporary organization and a steadfast advocate for girl.

15,000 registered adult volunteers and staff members of Girl Scouts Western Pennsylvania.

Discover, Connect and Take Action

These three keys to leadership development are incorporated into every aspect of the Girl Scout experience – through girl-led, cooperative and learning-by-doing activities that are designed for girls who want to:

• Meet new friends who share their Girl Scout values
• Combine challenges with fun
• Experience a new sense of belonging
• Seek wisdom and pass it on
• Be able to stretch their imaginations in creative ways
• Build lifelong skills and expand their networks

and find that they are better leaders in all aspects of their lives

As girls Discover more about themselves and their surroundings, they develop a strong sense of self and positive attitudes, gain practical life skills, seek challenges in the world and develop critical thinking.

When girls Connect, they learn to develop healthy relationships, promote cooperation and team building, learn to resolve conflicts and advance diversity in a multicultural world and feel connected to their communities – locally and globally.

Girls who Take Action can identify community needs, be resourceful problem solvers, advocate for themselves and others – locally and globally, educate and inspire others to act and feel empowered to make a difference in their lives and in their world.

The Girl Scout program is innovative, inclusive, and girl-centered – with regional community, volunteer, donor, and family support and recognition of its leadership significance to girls and their future.