How do you find girl scouts in your area?

Question

I have custody of my 9 year old cousin. She wants to be a girl scout. How do you find troops in your area? I never had to look for one before. How much does it cost to join?

Answer 1

To find your local Girl Scout Council, go to the site below - it's GSUSA's Council Finder. Contact the Council office and they'll help you with registration (this is the perfect time to be looking, most troops are just starting up right now, but most also take mid-year registrations).

The annual registration fee just to be a Girl Scout under the national guidelines is $10 - that only covers the national registration (and the only real direct result of that for the girl - besides being officially a Girl Scout - is that it provides insurance during GS activities). None of that money stays with the local troop or Council. Financial Aid is available to cover that fee if it's an issue.

Local troops all operate individually, so the dues - among everything else - will vary. Troops are as different as the girls and leaders involved, so also remember that if she gets in a troop that isn't a good fit, don't give up on the organization entirely! *Most* but not all Council's provide some financial aid for troop dues and the basic uniform components (uniforms are optional in GS, but at the very least, most girls have a vest or sash for holding the awards they earn). If the finances are a problem, don't be afraid to talk to the GS Leader privately about financial aid. And ask her (usually her, there are some male GS leaders as well) how expenses over the course of the year go - some troops include everything in dues, some charge dues just for meeting supplies and the Badges, Try Its, etc., and then charge more for special activities, etc. It just helps to have an idea up front.

If your cousin is in the 1st - 3rd grade, she would most likely register as a Brownie Girl Scout, and in 4th - 6th grade as a Junior Girl Scout. (The levels are changing a bit next fall, but for right now, that's where she'd start.)

Good luck!

Answer 2

I found a troop for my daughter by going to the Girl Scouts USA website. Just follow the links in the find a troop section, they will prompt you with state, region, zip code, etc. I received an answer the same day I sent them an e-mail.

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Answer 4

well, i joined girl scouts simply by seeing sign up forms on the walls of my school. you might want to try at local school, libraries, or even churches. ask any mothers that you know. mothers tend to have an enercircle of info. the cist was a little high. if your cousin is nine, she might still be in brownies. you would have to buy a vest, or a uniform if it is manditory. you also have to buy badges. but of coures cookie selling helps with all the troops finances.

Answer 5

Try googling it. When my daughter was in GS the main cost was about $20.00, she was in scouts from Brownie through Senior GS. The other costs depends upon how involved your daughter wants to be in it. Will she be participating in everything the troop participates in? Will she be going to camp? How many times will she be going to camp during the summer? What will she be working on? Are you willing to provider transportation? ETC ETC ETC.

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Google Girls Scouts of America and you should get their official web site and from there you should be able to find a local chapter in your area.

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