Being a Girl Scout is a fond memory for many area women and a valuable life experience for the nearly 22,000 girls represented by the
Girl Scouts Heart of Michigan (GSHOM) Council.
“Our mission is to build girls of courage, confidence and character who will make the world a better place,” offers Jane Parikh, GSHOM communications specialist. GSHOM supports this mission through numerous programs and services they offer on a daily basis to area girls.
“The programming we offer is always developed to meet the current and future needs of the girls we serve,” Parikh explains. “Our ability to be nimble enables us to provide the most up-to-date and cutting edge programs and services to girls and the adult volunteers who lead them. Maintaining relevancy while remaining true to our core mission and principles is critical to our ability to offer programs and services which will help girls become leaders in whatever they choose to do.”
There are total of 18 staff members between the Lansing and Jackson regional centers, and a total of 100 employees throughout the entire Council, which includes additional regional centers in Ann Arbor, Kalamazoo, Saginaw, and Turkeyville.
To remain the premier leadership organization for girls, GSHOM will continue to build their membership base at both the girl and adult volunteer level. They’ll continue to innovate and seek opportunities to partner or collaborate with local businesses and organizations, on top of hiring 3 additional staff members in the upcoming year to help in achieving their mission.
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