Girl Scouts of Northern California: Girl Scouts Growing Strong
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Founding Story
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United States, CA, San Jose
United States, CA, San Jose
Friends and family, Individuals, Foundations, NGOs, Regional government.
San Mateo, Santa Clara.
GSNorCal’s Growing Strong – based on the three leadership keys “discover, connect, and take action” - empowers girls with a sense of self, connectedness to community, and empathy to help them reach their full potential and grow as young changemakers and leaders. Backed by research from the Thrive Foundation for Youth, the program helps girls identify and grow their inner passion, understand and apply a growth mindset, learn goal management, build sustained positive relationships, and practice their skills in home, school, and community. A program to help girls develop as strong, confident individuals with deep relationships in a connected community positions them to confront community issues as the next generation of leaders.
GSNorCal can provide assistance on creating gender-specific programming.
GSNorCal maintains relationships with dozens of schools, districts, city and county governments, and other youth-service providers who share a common vision of healthy youth development. Major partners include the Thrive Foundation for Youth (collaborative curriculum development and training) and Girl Scouts of the USA (research focused on girls and young women; collaborative curriculum development; cross-council exchange of practices and ideas).
GSNorCal brings a dedicated network of volunteers, an experienced staff, and expertise in developing and scaling successful programs. Our challenge is to adapt our 100 year-old volunteer-led program delivery model to achieve our mission in light of rapid changes in demographics, family economics, and technology. The ease and accessibility of a “program-in-a-box” delivery model helps us address the challenge of reaching girls in every community, even where there is less familiarity with Girl Scouting and fewer family resources to support large commitments of volunteer time.
encouraging philanthropy, creating a safe space, developing emotional competency, building leadership skills, collective problem-solving, identifying shared values and differences, instilling courage, enabling action.
6-12, 13-17.