Girl Scouts of America, Columbia River Council

City Scan: Girl Scouts of America, Columbia River Council

Approach
Out of School/ Summer	Mentoring	Tutoring	Counseling/ Therapy	School-based	Clinic/ Provider-based	Service/ Vocational learning	Parent or family component	Other
x

Outcomes
Educational/ Cognitive	Social/ Emotional	Life Skills	Physical Health	Behavior Problems	Reproductive	Citizenship	Mental Health
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Background Information

Program size

Age range

Research

Program Fee?

Contact information:
P.O. Box 2427
Lake Oswego, Oregon 97035

Website: www.girlscoutscrc.org

Mission/Goals: Girl Scouts of the USA is the world's largest organization dedicated to helping all girls everywhere build character and gain skills for success in the real world. In an accepting and nurturing environment, and in partnership with committed adult volunteers, girls develop strong values, leadership skills, social conscience, and conviction about their own potential and self-worth that will serve them all their lives.

Source(s): www.girlscoutscrc.org; www.girlscouts.org/who_we_are/

Columbia River Council spans 13 counties in both Washington State and Oregon. It is Oregon's largest council with over 15,000 girls and over 5,000 adult members in 2004. The Portland metropolitan area serves 4,375 girls and 1,590 adults in 2004.

5-17 year old girls

Please click here for more information on this evaluation.

Type of Evaluation: Quasi-Experimental

Note: The evaluation reported here did not include the Portland program.

Objective: The study was designed to measure the extent to which the four program goals of Girl Scouting are being achieved. These four program goals are that, through participation in Girl Scouting, girls will: 1) Develop to their full potential; 2) Relate to others with increased understanding, skill, and respect; 3) Develop values that guide actions and provide the foundation for sound decision-making; and 4) Contribute to the improvement of society through the use of their abilities and leadership skills, working in cooperation with others.

Impact/Outcomes: In general, Girl Scouts reported significantly greater opportunities to experience the outcomes of self-reliance, self-competence, social skills, respect for others, feelings of belonging, values/decision-making, helpfulness/concern for the community, teamwork, leadership

than in school. The size of the differences between girls' report of opportunities in

Girl Scouting versus opportunities in school increased as the age level of the girls increased. On all nine outcomes, parents rated opportunities for their daughters in

Girl Scouting to be significantly greater

than in other clubs or organizations.

Brownie Girl Scouts reported significantly higher scores on self-reliance and

feelings of belonging than did

non-member girls. Junior Girl Scouts

did not report significantly higher

scores on outcomes than non-member

girls. Cadette Girl Scouts rated themselves significantly higher than non-member

girls on self-reliance, self-competence, respect for others, teamwork,
and leadership. On all outcomes except

social skills, Senior Girl Scouts rated themselves significantly higher than did

non-member girls.

There is a fee, however financial aid is available on an individual basis.

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