Upon helping with programming in one of the Service Units (communities) in my Region, a mom approaches me knowing that I am a staff person to let me know how the Girl Scout program was able to help her daughter gain self-esteem.  She said without the financial assistance that her daughter received she would not been able to bond with other girls, learn social skills, learn good values, and contri ...

One of the families that is able to participate in Girl Scouts because of financial assistance is a grandmother who is the primary caregiver for two granddaughters. The grandchildren were removed from the parental home by CPS, and the grandmother was looking for activities for the girls to participate in to try to provide them with normal childhood activities and experiences. The grandmother is re ...