Being a Girl Scout gave me a chance to belong. My family had moved to a new town when I was in elementary school, and joining my neighborhood Girl Scout troop offered me a circle of people who became ...

“Girl Guiding and Girl Scouting can be the magic thread which links the girls of the world together.” Juliette Gordon Low, Founder of Girl Scouts of the USA. As a Girl Scout lifetime member for 24 ...

Local Girl Scouts of NYPENN Pathways alum Aanya Verma received $5,000 and national accolades for her project “BeatHemorrhage: ...

In New York’s suburban and rural communities, where L.G.B.T.Q. people can feel more isolated, Pride events often hold special meaning. By Liam Stack, Camille Baker, Nate Schweber and Emma Rose ...

I am not a cookie hater. Honest. Back in 2005, I even wrote an editorial defending Cookie Monster’s right to gobble as many treats as he wanted, whether or not he ate vegetables and fruits beforehand.

On the International Day of the Girl, a Girl Scout troop leader shares the value in letting her troop members try on many ...

I'm in recovery from anorexia. I'd never let myself enjoy Girl Scout cookies as an adult before. This year I'm seeing the harmful diet-culture rhetoric around these cookies, and it makes me sad. I ...

The medal for saving a life is the highest award for a Girl Scout, and out of the million Girl Scouts across the country, 25 ...

Video captured the chaotic moment an alligator swam directly towards a group of Girl Scouts. The troop leader told Insider she put herself in between the gator and girls to protect them. Some of the ...