South Jersey Girl Scouts Awarded $20K Grant For Leadership

The Girl Scouts of Central & Southern New Jersey (GSCSNJ) have been awarded a $20,000 grant from the TD Charitable Foundation (TDCF) to support its Girl Scout Leadership Experience, the organization announced.

The Girl Scout Leadership Experience is a collection of engaging activities that are based on the four Girl Scouts pillars: Outdoors, STEM, Life Skills, and Entrepreneurship.

The program offers girls ages 5-12 in Camden County the chance to develop essential financial literacy and life skills, such as goal setting, decision-making, and money management while improving their self-confidence and practicing leadership the Girl Scout way.

Leadership is something Girl Scouts know a lot about, and this year offered new tests in that area.
This year, the Girl Scouts offered virtual, hybrid and socially responsible cookie ways to purchase cookies, including through a deal with GrubHub. Read more here: Girl Scouts In South Jersey Enter Virtual World For Cookie Sales

While many activities were canceled during the pandemic, Girl Scouts continued to offer its programs. Through Girl Scouts at Home, GSCSNJ was able to offer virtual programming to girls, volunteers, and families for at-home enrichment experiences.

The unique experiences helped keep over 10,000 Girl Scouts and girls connected when they were often physically apart. The grant from the TD Charitable Foundation will help these outreach efforts and activities continue as things open up after the pandemic. Read more here: Haddonfield Girl Scout Among Top 10 Cookie Entrepreneurs

“TD Bank and the TD Charitable Foundation have been long-time supporters and invaluable partners of GSCSNJ, providing funds and volunteers for our council’s programs and events and supporting our cookie program,” GSCSNJ CEO Ginny Hill said. “With their continued support of our Girl Scout Leadership Experience, girls will be introduced to Girl Scouting and gain financial literacy and other important life skills. Thanks to the donation, we will be able to continue this great work to benefit the lives and futures of girls in our community.”

"The Girl Scouts of Southern & Central NJ and the TD Charitable Foundation share similar missions with the goal to improve the lives of those in the communities we serve," TD Charitable Foundation Director Paige Carlson-Heim said. "We are proud to support organizations like the Girl Scouts of Southern and Central NJ and can't wait to see how these amazing young women will continue to positively impact their communities in the years to come."