Girl Scouts Of Wisconsin Southeast Inc

The girl scout leadership experience (gsle) provides personal leadership development opportunities to girls in grades k5-12, with defined outcomes differentiated by grade level. The organization offers and promotes flexible opportunities for participation. Events and activities offered span a wide range of options and topics that support and enrich each girl scout's experience, e.g., stem (science, technology, engineering, math), outdoor camps, travel, environmental stewardship, global citizenship, arts and culture, healthy living, entrepreneurial skills, life skills, community service, and career exploration. These events, activities, and programs also provide opportunities for girl scouts from various communities to meet, connect, and work together. Staff, tools, resource materials, equipment, awards, and venues, including council-owned program properties, are available and included in the gsle program delivery. In 2024, 3,589 girls participated in immersive camp experiences and 8,479 girls attended council-led events. 423 girls earned girl scout gold, silver, and bronze awards, providing more than 12,150 hours of service to their local communities. Financial assistance is provided for program fees, camping fees, and transportation costs for regional, national, and international opportunities. Gsle revenues include income from program-related product and supplies sales, program fees, and rentals.

Girl scout promise outreach program and latina initiative. For more than 50 years, gswise has been serving girls in economically distressed neighborhoods to give every girl the opportunity to pursue the gsle and reach their full leadership potential, regardless of their family's financial means. Through the girl scout promise outreach program, girls in low-income central city neighborhoods in southeastern wisconsin are guided by trained girl scout staff and volunteers who inspire them to explore new things, gain practical life skills, and prepare for a lifetime of leadership in a safe, girl-led environment. The girl scout promise outreach program encompasses many different pathways of participation in the gsle curriculum that occur year-round and provides financial assistance, bilingual materials, and customized curriculum. Girls can participate in out-of-school-time staff-led girl scout troops, series programs, summer workshops, and camp experiences. Bilingual staff provide select programming in both english and spanish.the latina initiative offers girls and caregivers the opportunity to develop new leadership skills together, aligning with the unique cultural values and language needs of their community. The program was designed to expand leadership development opportunities for women and girls in the region's latino community. In 2024, 2,017 girl scout girl members participated in the girl scout leadership experience through outreach and latina initiative programs. While this program is supported in various ways throughout the council, expenses reported here reflect only direct program costs.