Program areas at Girl Scouts of Northern California
Summer camp is an invaluable experience - 1,200 youth enjoyed summer camp, connecting with new friends, building courage to try new things, and finding safety after two years of pandemic hardship. Our members enjoyed our properties, spending time in nature, exploring hiking trails and outdoor spaces.
Our council serves approximately 25,000 Girl and 21,000 adult members from santa clara county to the Oregon border. Throughout the year, we checked-in with members through surveys, town halls, and office hours to provide them with the support they needed. We offered hands-on training for tools and resources to support Girl scout meetings and activities.
In our stem programs, girls explore science, technology, engineering and math through hands-on experiences like earning badges in cybersecurity, space science, engineering and robotics. More than 16,000 girls participated in our cookie and fall entrepreneurship programs, where they build business skills like goal-setting, money handling, public speaking, budgeting and sales. Girls give back to their communities and earn bronze, silver and gold awards for "take action" projects where they identify issues they care about, discover the root causes of the issues, and take action to develop sustainable solutions. This year, 116 gold awards were awarded.
We operate retail locations and an online store, which equip girls with program support items such as uniforms, kits and badges. Communications and other support systems provide members with ongoing updates and information.