Why Volunteer?
You may be a community leader, college professor, stay-at-home mom, dad, or guardian. You may be a Girl Scout alumna who wants to stay connected. You may love collaborating with girls throughout the year or maybe you're looking for an opportunity to commit for a few weeks or months. Great news! Across the country, the Girl Scout community is hard at work on a new approach to making sure that all individuals (girls and adults) can participate in Girl Scouting in the ways they want to!
With the development of Girl Scout Pathways—the ways that girls and adults participate in Girl Scouting—there are now several flexible ways for adults like you to get involved by simply matching your expertise, skills, interests, and life experience to the volunteer opportunities available at councils.
Whether you choose to work directly or indirectly with girls on a short-term or long-term basis, you will get all the instruction, guidance, and support that you will need to fulfill the responsibilities of your volunteer role successfully as you guide girls through the New Girl Scout Leadership Experience.
If you would like to become a Girl Scout volunteer but cannot commit to a regular schedule, you can choose a pathway that allows you to fit Girl Scouting into your lifestyle, whether it is once a month, weekends, evenings, or at a particular time of year.
As a volunteer, you can work directly with girls through any of the six proposed pathways for girls:
If you prefer, you can provide indirect service to girls through your support of other volunteers who work directly with girls by volunteering as, for example, a board member, trainer, or event planner. You can also get involved as a parent, guardian, or family of a member, and access information on girl trends and youth development, attend various events to connect with other parents or guardians, and/or advocate for girl issues. Or you can participate as a Girl Scout alumna and reconnect with other alumnae, attend events, participate in social groups, and/or advocate for girl issues.
With the development of Girl Scout Pathways—the ways that girls and adults participate in Girl Scouting—there are now several flexible ways for adults like you to get involved by simply matching your expertise, skills, interests, and life experience to the volunteer opportunities available at councils.
Whether you choose to work directly or indirectly with girls on a short-term or long-term basis, you will get all the instruction, guidance, and support that you will need to fulfill the responsibilities of your volunteer role successfully as you guide girls through the New Girl Scout Leadership Experience.
If you would like to become a Girl Scout volunteer but cannot commit to a regular schedule, you can choose a pathway that allows you to fit Girl Scouting into your lifestyle, whether it is once a month, weekends, evenings, or at a particular time of year.
As a volunteer, you can work directly with girls through any of the six proposed pathways for girls:
- Travel- Want to expand girls' horizons? Take a group of girls traveling. Whether it's across town or the world, the adventure will stay with you forever.
- Series- Love dance? Chess? Surfing? Many girls share your passion. Why not share your passions in a way that fits your schedule?
- Events- Do you have high energy but limited availability? Come share your passion during half- or one-day Girl Scout events.
- Camp- Like the great outdoors? Share your appreciation for nature by taking girls camping. Hike. Bike. Canoe.
- Troop- Want to help young girls explore their interests, skills, goals, and dreams? Become a troop leader.
- Virtual- Girl Scouting via the Internet? You bet! Become a virtual volunteer!
If you prefer, you can provide indirect service to girls through your support of other volunteers who work directly with girls by volunteering as, for example, a board member, trainer, or event planner. You can also get involved as a parent, guardian, or family of a member, and access information on girl trends and youth development, attend various events to connect with other parents or guardians, and/or advocate for girl issues. Or you can participate as a Girl Scout alumna and reconnect with other alumnae, attend events, participate in social groups, and/or advocate for girl issues.
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