Community Troops
About Girl Scouts Community Troops
The program serves girls in 16 communities across Miami-Dade County during the school year, offering weekly after school/evening programs and weekend activities. All girls in the program come from low-income households. Girl Scouts of Tropical Florida has committed to increasing the size of this program with community support.
Who we serve
We serve over 600 girls during the school year, offering weekly after school/evening programs and weekend activities. All girls in the program come from low-income households.
How we implement Girl Scout Community Troops
Our Girl Scout Community Troops program is led by led by volunteers and Girl Scout Council Staff through both weekly after-school meetings at community centers, parks or schools, and also some weekend activities. Girls take part in engaging, challenging, and fun activities like earning badges, traveling, selling cookies, exploring science, getting outdoors, and doing community service projects — all part of the Girl Scout Leadership Experience.
Benefits for girls who participate
Girl Scouts of Tropical Florida believes that all girls deserve the opportunity to develop into tomorrow’s leaders. When girls participate in Girl Scouts, they benefit in 5 important ways:
- They develop a strong sense of self
- They display positive values
- They seek challenges and learn from setbacks
- They form and maintain healthy relationships
- They learn to identify and solve problems in their community
The Girl Scouts Community Troops program is made possible with the support of our donors, The Carrie Meek Foundation, The Children’s Trust, The Ocean Reef Community Foundation, Florida Blue Foundation, Frederick A. DeLuca Foundation, Lloyd and Helen Dilworth Foundation, Miami-Dade County, Peacock Foundation, and United Way Miami.
View the 2022-2023 Community Troops Impact Report.
For more information, please email customercare@girlscoutsfl.org.
