At Girl Scouts of Greater Iowa, we prepare every girl to practice a lifetime of leadership by providing her the experiences to build courage, confidence, and character, to make the world a better place.
Community Outreach Programs provide the Girl Scout Leadership Experience to girls in grades K-12 in areas underserved by the traditional troop experience.
With the support of our local sponsors, donors, and volunteers, these experiences are typically provided to girls free-of-charge in the form of six-week after-school Girl Scout Clubs, all-girl workshops, or multifaceted STEM teams. All experiences provide girls the opportunity to take the lead, learn by doing, and engage in cooperative learning.
Developing 5 Outcomes
Outreach Programs - and the Girl Scout Leadership Experience - help girls develop 5 powerful outcomes:
- Stronger sense of self
- Positive values
- Community problem-solving skills
- Healthy relationships
- Increased likelihood to seek a challenge
Community Partners
We are proud to partner with other youth-serving agencies, schools, businesses, and individuals to provide opportunities to girls. Our mission to build girls of courage, confidence, and character can be accomplished with the support and assistance of community partners.
Outreach Volunteers: Be the Role Model She'll Always Remember
Outreach Volunteers are the key to the learning and development of girls in after school and community-based programs. We provide volunteers the training, resources, and
ongoing support to deliver a positive learning environment for girls, making it easier for them to be self-empowered while exploring new skills.
You can help girls who are otherwise unable to have these experiences due to lack of transportation or financial support, or unavailability of Girl Scout troops or leaders.
Becoming an Outreach Volunteer:
- Let’s Connect! Email us at info@gsiowa.org to indicate your interest in volunteering with Mission Outreach. A Mission Outreach team member will be in contact with you to get to know your interest, availability, go over your questions, and walk you through what to expect as a volunteer with our outreach programs.
- Get Registered. Register as a Girl Scout Volunteer and complete a background check (You will receive an email with a link to complete your background check upon completing your volunteer registration.)
- Let us show you the ropes! Once your background check is complete, we will assign you to a program that works best with your interest and availability. Prior to your start date, an Outreach team member will meet with you to provide curriculum training along, resources, and a supplies bin to prep you for your first session.
- You’re all ready to start! We’ll check in on you after your first day to see how it went, and throughout your experience, to make sure you have the support you need. Before you know it, you’ll be celebrating the last day of club with the girls, and sharing stories with us about your experience!
Program Activity Topics
What types of activities can you do with girls as an Outreach Volunteer? Our outreach activity plans include?
- Self-expression and empowerment
- Teamwork and leadership
- Social relationship development
- Financial literacy and money management
- STEAM (Science, technology, engineering, art, and math)
- Engaged citizenship
