Girl Scouts Of Californias Central Coast

Membership: increasing girl and volunteer membership is a top priority of our organization. Gsccc currently serves over 5,500 girls and 3,200 adult members in six counties - ventura, santa barbara, san luis obispo, san benito, monterey, and santa cruz - girl membership is continuing to grow and recover from the pandemic. The council is focused on ensuring the membership we serve is reflective of the demographics in our council region. We provide financial assistance and are growing our support for underserved girls through strategic partnerships.

Volunteer development: with 3,271 adult volunteers to deliver girl scout programs to our girl membership, volunteer development is critical to our success in meeting our mission. Our volunteer group includes college students, retirees, professional men and women, parents, and girl scout alumnae. These volunteers go through training in order to coach and teach girls and other volunteers at the troop, service unit, or council level. Training is offered in person or via webinar, on topics including an introduction to girl scouting, troop leader instruction, outdoor troop camping, outdoor skills, and cookie program. Additionally, training is available for service unit managers, learning facilitators, and program aides. In addition to training, volunteer development includes recruiting, interviewing, and performing and monitoring background checks, and recognizing achievement of volunteers.