Important Note On Confronting Racism

For more than 100 years, Girl Scouts has prepared girls to be leaders in  our world, to speak up, speak out, and take action for       fairness, equality,  civility, and compassion for all people. Girl Scouts stand for  justice, for respect, and for the inherent value and worth of each individual who makes up the beautiful and richly diverse tapestry of the United States.

Our National President, Kathy Hopinkah Hannan, on behalf of the  National Board, addressed recent events and called for our Movement “to continue to work together to ensure that future  generations never have to face the fear and trauma that today’s  generation confronts in their day-to-day lives.” Her message can be  found in this link:

 In order to help support families in discussing and taking action against racism with their girls, GSUSA has published two new articles—  one in English,  “Help Your Kids Take Action Against Racism”   and one in Spanish, “Ayude a sus hijos a tomar medidas contra el racismo.

                       UPDATE! Virtual Troop Meetings added to Safety Activity Checkpoints 4.7