DeKalb County Community Foundation has provided a $1,200 grant to support Project Opportunity, a Girl Scouts of Northern Illinois AmeriCorps program providing underserved girls with the opportunity to experience everything Girl Scouts has to offer.
The grant funding will help support two Girl Scout programs at University Village and Gideon Court Apartments. “We are able to offer membership and programming to fifty DeKalb area girls who otherwise would not have the chance to join Girl Scouts due to transportation or other economic barriers,” says AmeriCorps Program Coordinator Joselyn Taylor.
Girls who participate in the outreach program show strong outcomes towards achievement, such as developing a strong sense of self, thorough understanding of financial literacy, and demonstrating effective problem solving skills. When asked about their participation in Girl Scouts, girls report being excited about making new friends, having the opportunity to learn new things, having fun, and feeling secure in a girl group. One Girl Scout said, “In Girl Scouts, I feel like I can be myself!” GSNI is enthusiastic to expand outreach through Project Opportunity.
We’re Girl Scouts of Northern Illinois
We believe every girl can change the world. With us, Girl Scouts develop the independence and confidence to guide their own lives and make the world a better place. We put girls in the driver’s seat and encourage them to customize their own experience. And with programs focused on the outdoors, career and interest exploration, travel and the global community, and practical life skills, in addition to community service projects, every girl has the opportunity to unlock her full potential and be amazing! We serve 16 counties including parts or all of Boone, Carroll, Cook, DeKalb, DuPage, Jo Daviess, Kane, Kendall, Lake, LaSalle, Lee, McHenry, Ogle, Stephenson, Whiteside, and Winnebago. We’re Girl Scouts of Northern Illinois. To volunteer, reconnect, donate, or join, visit www.girlscoutsni.org or call
844-GSNI-4-ME (844-476-4463).
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