Girl Scouts of Orange County’s All Girl Initiative expands the ways Orange County girls can participate in Girl Scouts, so every girl from every social, cultural, economic, and developmental sphere can experience the lifechanging benefits Girl Scouts provides. Through this initiative, Girl Scouts reaches girls who might not have access to Girl Scouts through the traditional volunteer-led troop model and provides volunteers new resources that help them engage girls from different social, emotional, and/or physical realms in the Girl Scout Leadership Experience.
In 2024, we saw a 3.6% increase in membership, bringing our community to over 15,000 girls. We also launched new initiatives to better serve our girls, including the STEM-focused Makerspace at the Argyros Girl Scout Leadership Center and the GSOC Resource Hub, which provides a free library of resources including camping gear, STEM program-in-a-box, and sensory kits.
While the traditional volunteer-led troop model remains the primary way that girls across Orange County experience Girl Scouts, Girl Scouts of Orange County continues to offer Girl Scouts through Staff and Volunteer-led programs at Community Programs troops at after-school programs, housing centers, and more.