Gang violence. Drugs. Teen pregnancy. With everything girls are exposed to daily, it is easy to become lost. In the Girl Scouts, girls and parents can help find their way clear of the bad influences. Girl Scouting can help point them in the right direction. 

The Girl Scout program is fun and educational. All activities and program activities work towards motivating and inspiring girls. As a Girl Scout and with your support, your girl(s) can receive the proper direction and reinforcement needed to reach their potential. 

You are not in this alone! Girl Scouts is the largest organization for girls and women in the world. We have over 90,000 square mile in our jurisdiction, which includes 23 northern Nevada and eastern California counties. The council has field office in Elko and operates a resident camp near Sierra City, California.

To become successful women, all a girl needs is some direction. The kind of direction that can be provide through Girl Scouting. 

• Strength in Numbers: Today there are nearly 3.8 million Girl Scouts — 2.9 million girl members and 986,000 adult members.

• An American Institution: Girl Scouts of the USA was chartered by the U.S. Congress on March 16, 1950.

• Over Ninety-Five Years of Girl Scouting: Founder Juliette Gordon Low organized the first Girl Scout troop on March 12, 1912, in Savannah, Georgia.

• An International Organization: Through its membership in the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts, Girl Scouts of the USA is part of a worldwide family of 10 million girls and adults in 145 countries.

• A Part of Women's History: More than 50 million American women enjoyed Girl Scouting during their childhood.

Find out more on the history of Girl Scouts: Girl Scout History.