Causes: Children & Youth, Girl Scouts of the U. S. A.

Mission: Girl Scouting builds girls of courage, confidence and character who make the world a better place. Girls who want to make Alaska and the world a better place join Girl Scouts.

Results: The Girl Scout Leadership Experience provides girls with three keys to leadership: Discover, Connect, and Take Action. Discover: Girls understand themselves and their values and use their knowledge and skills to explore the world. Connect: Girls care about, inspire, and team with others locally and globally. Take Action: Girls act to make the world a better place. All experiences in Girl Scouting incorporate the Discover, Connect, and Take Action keys to leadership. Girl Scout experiences are also girl led and encourage learning by doing and cooperative learning.

Target demographics: Girls throughout Southern Alaska

Direct beneficiaries per year: We are over 5,000 girl members and 1,500 adult volunteers strong

Geographic areas served: Girl Scouts of Alaska serves girls who live south of the 63rd parallel in Alaska.

Programs: troops, Women of Science and Technology, Encampment, Robotics, Alaska Native Cultures, Out of This World Planetarium Series