Why is council realignment necessary to the future of Girl Scouts?
For the most part, council boundaries were drawn 40 years ago and times have changed. Populations have shifted, economic centers have moved and transportation patterns have altered the make-up of many communities. We know that the capacity to maintain a strong and effective infrastructure is essential to ensuring our ability to adapt to changing and varied needs of girls and volunteers. There is already a high level of cooperation between our councils because we draw upon many of the same resources. This realignment will help us develop our resources more effectively and decrease duplicating efforts. The main goal of realignment is for councils to have the capacity to provide a broader range of programs, experiment with new program ideas and delivery options and share the strong existing programs more broadly across the region.
