About Us

The Girl Scouts of Greater Atlanta, Inc. serves approximately 41,000 girls and over 17,700 adult members in 34 counties in the greater metropolitan Atlanta area, northwest Georgia and Polk County, TN. Counties include Bartow, Butts, Carroll, Cherokee, Clayton, Cobb, Coweta, DeKalb, Douglas, Fannin, Fayette, Floyd, Forsyth, Fulton, Gilmer, Gordon, Gwinnett, Haralson, Heard, Henry, Lamar, Meriwether, Murray, Newton, Paulding, Pickens, Pike, Polk, Rockdale, Spalding, Troup, Upson, Whitfield and a portion of Polk County, TN. Its administrative headquarters and a volunteer service center are located at 1577 Northwest Expressway in Atlanta. Additional service centers are located in Dalton and Griffin.

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Our Mission  Statement

Girl Scouting builds girls of courage, confidence and character, who make the world a better place.

The Girl Scout mission statement above was adopted in October 2005, at our national conference. Each word was crafted — during months of national debate and the teamwork of 100-plus council CEOs, Girl Scouts of the USA staff and board members, and GIRLS, GIRLS, GIRLS — to say exactly what Girl Scouting delivers in this new millennium. Why does Girl Scouts need a new Mission statement?

Girl Scout Promise and Girl Scout Law

The Girl Scout Promise and Girl Scout Law are shared by every member of Girl Scouting. The Girl Scout Promise is the way Girl Scouts agree to act every day toward one another and other people, and the Law outlines a way to act towards one another and the world.

Program levels:

• Girl Scout Daisy, grades K-one*
• Girl Scout Brownie, grades two-three
• Girl Scout Junior, grades four-five
• Girl Scout Cadette, grades six-eight
• Girl Scout Senior, grades nine-10
• Girl Scout Ambassador, grades 11-12

*In order for a girl to become a Girl Scout Daisy, she must be in kindergarten, regardless of her birth date.

New model and keys to leadership

The Girl Scout Leadership Model provides the design for what girls do in Girl Scouting. It illustrates how adult support strengthens girls’ experiences and drives and displays all the elements that must be in place to create a positive impact on girls’ lives.

The New Girl Scout Leadership Experience identifies three "keys" to leadership:

• Discover: Girls understand themselves and their values and use their knowledge and skills to explore the world

• Connect: Girls care about, inspire and team with others locally and globally

• Take Action: Girls act to make the world a better place

All experiences in Girl Scouting incorporate the Discover, Connect and Take Action keys to leadership. Learn more.

Structure

• Most girls participate in Girl Scouting through a troop setting. Another way to be a Girl Scout is to join as an individually registered Juliette.
• Troops belong to a service unit that is a geographic grouping of troops. Service units may hold additional events for troops and Juliettes.
• Service units are under the supervision of the council that provides support, training, resources, materials, program opportunities, maintenance of our camps and much more for the troops.                               

Safety

• Girl Scout Program activities conform to the applicable guidelines and standards as stated in Safety-Wise.
• Care is taken at all times to provide for the safety and security of girls.
• All volunteers are subject to a criminal background check.

Properties

The council owns and/or operates the following properties which offer challenging program opportunities for girls and adults in an outdoor setting:

• Camp Cecil Jackson - Griffin, GA
• Camp Meriwether - Luthersville, GA
• Camp Misty Mountain - Armuchee, GA
• Camp Pine Acres - Acworth, GA
• Camp Pine Valley - Meansville, GA
• Camp Scout Haven - Acworth, GA
• Camp Timber Ridge - Mableton, GA
• Camp Welcome - Newnan, GA