You Belong at Girl Scouts
Our Vision
All girls* feel supported to be their authentic selves, develop the skills to thrive, and believe in their limitless potential.
Our Mission
We build Girl Scouts of courage, confidence, and character who make the world a better place.
Our Value to the Community
Girl Scouts of Western Washington is a trusted community partner dedicated to championing girls* and providing them with opportunities to explore their passions, pursue their dreams, and become agents of change. We walk alongside Girl Scouts as trailblazers—defying the status quo to pave way for an equitable world for all girls*. Fueled by kindness and curiosity, we uplift tomorrow’s leaders as they guide us toward a brighter future.
Our Commitment to Our Community
We invest in our community through Girl Scouts. Our community represents every race, ethnicity, income level, sexual orientation, ability, and religion; reflects a spectrum of gender identity; and connects across geographic locations. By focusing our attention on community members who are furthest from racial, economic, and social justice, Girl Scouts can be an instrument of change, promoting equitable outcomes for all. We wholly commit to taking action to grow as an anti-racist and anti-oppressive organization so that, through Girl Scouts, our members are affirmed as they strive to make our community and world better.
We acknowledge the region we inhabit today as the traditional home of the Coast Salish people. We express gratitude to the original caretakers of this land who are still here and working to steward the land, plants, animals, and other resources that are not only vital to Coast Salish wellbeing, but to the wellbeing of our entire region.
We recognize the catastrophic impacts of colonialism, racism, of broken treaties, and genocide that continue today. In our commitment to equity, Girl Scouts of Western Washington is working to address and eliminate racism and racial inequality in all its forms including educating and supporting future leaders who will work to help make this region more equitable and sustainable.
We also want to recognize that land acknowledgments are not a new practice developed by colonial institutions but rather a traditional custom that has been celebrated by Native communities and nations for centuries. For non-Indigenous communities, land acknowledgement provides a way to resist the erasure of Indigenous histories and show respect toward the Indigenous peoples whose land we work and live on today.
*Girl Scouts of Western Washington uses the term girls inclusively to speak to everyone who identifies with the Girl Scout experience, which includes cisgender girls, gender-expansive youth, transgender youth, non-binary youth, gender nonconforming youth, genderqueer youth, and any girl-identifying human.
