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Volunteer Your Time and Make a Difference - One Girl At A Time!
Volunteers Make a Difference Want to make a difference in someone's life? You can. 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 inspiring, invaluable, and they have a profound effect on everyone they help. Quite simply, there would be no Girl Scouting without them!
Whether you have an hour, a day, a weekend, or more, the energy you share with Girl Scouts will instill in girls confidence that will last a lifetime. We're looking for volunteers who represent the diversity of the world we live in—men as well as women, senior citizens as well as younger adults, people of all racial and ethnic backgrounds, and of course our treasured alumnae—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:
Are You 18 to 29 Years-Old? Did you need a role model when you were a teen? Imagine how much you could offer girls 11-17 knowing what you know now. STUDIO 2BSM, the way girls 11-17 participate in Girl Scouts, needs young adult volunteers, both women and men, who can relate to their interests and concerns. Based on extensive research of girls' hopes, fears, interests, and self-images, STUDIO 2B is designed to be more flexible and girl-driven—a chance for each girl to direct her experiences so they fit her life.
Not much time to share? No problem. We'll match your needs with the needs of girls. Can't commit to a regular schedule? You don't have to! Participate once a month, on weekends, evenings, during a particular time of year—it's your call. Brush up your writing skills by contributing to your local council's newsletter; hone your grasp of HTML and design a group's Web site. You decide how you want to help out. Who knows—you may get college credit or build some great skills for your resume!
Retired? Remember growing up in your neighborhood? Didn't it feel good to know there were adults around you who cared? Neighborhoods are not what they used to be. Imagine how hard it must be for today's young people, who may not have grandparents nearby to direct and guide them the way your family did. Girls in your neighborhood need that kind of special guidance. They need your wisdom about what's right and wrong and what's really important in life. They need you, just the way you are. Give some time to Girl Scouts and you'll get back inspiration—guaranteed.
Girl Scout Alumnae? Remember when you were a Girl Scout? You chose projects, met goals, and made friends along the way. You can create new opportunities that will build lasting memories for today's girls by volunteering. We want you to share your experiences with the girls of all four counties served. Adult volunteers assist in providing program activities for girls by working with girls, participating in community outreach, or lending a hand at council offices or events — whatever meets your needs. Make new friends, discover new talents and abilities, and help girls develop the same values and skills that you did as a Girl Scout.
How can I help? Parents - Your belief in the promise of Girl Scouting gives girls the chance to grow strong and learn life skills. Register your daughter today. Share the experience of Girl Scouting together. Volunteers - Your dedication lets each girl grow strong in her own way. There are many volunteer opportunities. For some, it means working directly with girls as a Troop leader or assistant. For others, it may be lending a hand in the office, special projects, sharing a skill or helping in fund raising. Even if you give only one day a year, you can make a difference in a girl's life forever. Donors - Your generosity touches the lives of girls in many ways. Your donation helps insure that Every Girl Everywhere is afforded the opportunities Girl Scouting offers. Often, the impact lasts a lifetime.
How can you donate?
Outreach at Local Schools Many (public and private) elementary, middle, and high schools have Girl Scouting programs in place. For rural areas not yet reached, we may be able to provide the opportunities you seek. Please contact our Outreach Department with your questions, and we will help you become involved in Girl Scouts!
Outreach to the Diverse Populations of the San Joaquin Valley Local community service centers and churches are in contact with our Council representatives. If English is your second language, please do not be discouraged, or wait to get involved. We always need bilingual Outreach Assistants, and many opportunities are currently available for Bilingual Leaders and Volunteers.
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Volunteer Now! Volunteers call our Director of Outreach Services Emily Cabrera at (559) 291-5078 ext. 30 or email ecabrera@girlscoutsgvc.org for more information on how you can help.
Become A Girl Scout Today! To find out more information about joining Girl Scouts visit our Membership page.
Your Time, Your Life Your calendar is full. Your to-do list is jam-packed. You want to help out, but it's almost impossible to find the time. Don't panic. You don't have to give up your life to support your girl. Because there are only so many hours in a day, girls, along with their parents and guardians, have to balance many growing and diverging interests, commitments, and responsibilities in a world of PDAs and PTAs. You'll be surprised at how flexible Girl Scouting is today. You can choose how little or how much time and energy you can give—an hour, a day, or maybe just a "thank you" to your Girl Scout's troop or group leader. Customize Your Role 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 India, you can use your skills and explore your interests. Here are a few of the many ways you can support your Girl Scout:
Why You Are Needed? Without adults playing many pivotal roles, Girl Scouting couldn’t happen. Whether you’re a leader/advisor, parent or guardian, or mentor, you awaken in girls, their promise to develop to their full potential. Research shows that the influence one caring adult has on a child will last a lifetime.
Helping girls grow string is a fulfilling and inspiring challenge – and being involved means something different to each person. You can tailor your participation so that it fit right into your life.
What Do Adults in Girl Scouts Do?
What Are Some of The Ways I can Volunteer? Whether in technology or the arts, sports or medicine, business or government, Girl Scouts needs your help to provide opportunities for girls to learn. No matter what your experience, your age, or the amount of time you have to give, we can use you. And girls will grow strong because of your involvement. Here are some of the different ways you can volunteer:
Work with Girls Be a mentor by guiding girls to explore their interests and learn about possible careers. Work as a troop/group leader directly with girls, lead meetings and conduct activities. Teach a workshop for girls to develop new skills – plan activities that are your passion.
Reach out to the Community Speak out for the Girl Scouts organization to community groups or community colleges. Suggest a service project that girls can do to help their community. Act as a public relations consultant for troops to communicate with local media. Be a translator and assist with outreach to non-English speaking communities.
Help A Local Council Design a council, troop, or group's Web site or offer to teach girls how to create their own. Provide administrative assistance and supervision in registering participants for events. Offer secretarial services and assist with ongoing record keeping and other paperwork.
Develop Your Leadership Skills
For more information about volunteer opportunities, and how you can start making a difference in a girls life, please contact us at (559) 291-5078 or email us at gsgvc@pacbell.net and we will be happy to let you know what opportunities are awaiting you in Tulare, Kings, Madera, and Fresno Counties. Reach out and be of service today.
A Message From the Girl Scouts of the USA
Volunteering Articles Tips, tricks, advice, resources—every little bit helps when you're supporting girls. These articles can help leaders and advisors whether they're planning meetings, organizing events, or keeping girls connected throughout the year.
Keeping Girls Gang-free
Girl Scout Mission Girl Scouting builds girls of courage, confidence, and character, who make the world a better place.
More Than 90 Years Founder Juliette Gordon Low organized the first Girl Scout Troop on March 12, 1912, in Savannah, Georgia.
An American Institution Girl Scouts of the USA was chartered by the U.S. Congress on March 16, 1950.
Still Growing Strong Today, there are 3.7 million Girl Scouts—2.7 million girl members and 928,000 adult members working primarily as volunteers.
Empowering Girls In Girl Scouts, girls discover the fun, friendship, and power of girls together. Through a myriad of enriching experiences, such as extraordinary field trips, sports skill-building clinics, community service projects, cultural exchanges, and environmental stewardships, girls grow courageous and strong. Girl Scouting helps girls develop their full individual potential; relate to others with increasing understanding, skill, and respect; develop values to guide their actions and provide the foundation for sound decision-making; and contribute to the improvement of society through their abilities, leadership skills, and cooperation with others.
At Home and Abroad Girls at home and abroad participate in more than 236,000 troops and groups in more than 90 countries through USA Girl Scouts Overseas, and more than 300 local Girl Scout councils offer girls the opportunity for membership across the United States.
An International Family Through its membership in the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts (WAGGGS), Girl Scouts of the USA is part of a worldwide family of 10 million girls and adults in 145 countries.
A Pivotal Part of Women's History More than 50 million American women enjoyed Girl Scouting during their childhood—and that number continues to grow as Girl Scouts of the USA continues to inspire, challenge, and empower girls everywhere.
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