Skip to main content
Volunteer Essentials
Home Home Home
Home Home Home
Search Search
  • SHOP
  • DONATE
  • MyGS MyGS MyGS
  • Espanol Espanol Espanol
  • Search Search
  • Discover Discover

    About Us About Us

    • What Girl Scouts Do What Girl Scouts Do
    • Girl Scout History Girl Scout History
    • Girl Scouts and Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Girl Scouts and Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
    • What We Stand For What We Stand For
    • Brand Center Brand Center

    Our Council Our Council

    • Contact Us Contact Us
    • Camp Properties Camp Properties
    • Board of Directors Board of Directors
    • Staff Leadership Staff Leadership
    • Careers Careers

    Activities Activities

    • Event Calendar Event Calendar
    • Volunteer Appreciation Month Volunteer Appreciation Month

    Discover your local Girl Scout council: about Girl Scouts, what they do, what activities are available locally, and how to contact us.

  • Get Involved Get Involved

    Become a Girl Scout Become a Girl Scout

    • Brand New to Girl Scouts Brand New to Girl Scouts
    • Be an Individually Registered (Indy) Girl Scout Be an Individually Registered (Indy) Girl Scout
    • Opportunity Fund (Financial Assistance) Opportunity Fund (Financial Assistance)
    • Current Girl Scout Current Girl Scout

    Become a Volunteer Become a Volunteer

    Alums Alums

    • Lifetime Member Lifetime Member

    Learn how to get involved with Girl Scouts: join a troop, go solo, or become a volunteer.

  • Support Us Support Us

    Donate Donate

    • Daisy’s Circle Daisy’s Circle

    Planned Giving Planned Giving

    Amazing Race Amazing Race

    Support Girl Scouts by donating locally, becoming a lifetime member, or joining the Girl Scout Network for alums and supporters.

  • Cookies & Fall Program Cookies & Fall Program

    Find Cookies Find Cookies

    Cookie Program Cookie Program

    Fall Product Program Fall Product Program

  • Activities Activities

    Girl Programs Girl Programs

    • Event Calendar Event Calendar
    • Outdoor/Adventure Activities Outdoor/Adventure Activities
    • Fall Program Guide Fall Program Guide
    • You Schedule It Troop Opportunities You Schedule It Troop Opportunities
    • Girl Scouts CARE Girl Scouts CARE

    Just for Teens Just for Teens

    • Scholarships Scholarships
    • Community Service Awards Community Service Awards

    Travel Travel

    Highest Awards Highest Awards

    • Gold Award Gold Award
    • Silver Award Silver Award
    • Bronze Award Bronze Award
    • Leadership Awards Leadership Awards
    • Lifesaving Awards Lifesaving Awards

  • Volunteers Volunteers

    For Troop Leaders For Troop Leaders

    • Girl Scout Experience Box Girl Scout Experience Box
    • Service Unit Agenda Archive Service Unit Agenda Archive

    For Service Unit Volunteers For Service Unit Volunteers

    • Volunteer Recognition Volunteer Recognition

    Volunteer Essentials & Safety Activity Checkpoints Volunteer Essentials & Safety Activity Checkpoints

    • Troop Finances & Money Earning Troop Finances & Money Earning
    • Rallyhood Rallyhood

    Forms & Documents Forms & Documents

  • SHOP
  • DONATE
  • MyGS MyGS MyGS
  • Espanol Espanol Espanol
  • Search Search

Council Finder

Use this finder to connect with your local Girl Scout council.

By ZIP Code

By State

By Council

close
You are leaving girlscouts.org for a website opened by an external party. You will be subjected to the privacy and security policies of the website
  1. Get Involved
  2. Current Girl Scout
  3. For Volunteers
  4. Volunteer Essentials

Volunteer Essentials

toggle arrow
  • Creating a Safe Space for Girl Scouts
  • Volunteer Appreciation Month
  • All About Girl Scouts
  • Troop Management
  • Troop Finances
  • Engaging Girl Scouts and Families
  • Creating a Safe Space for Girls
  • Product Program
  • Additional Resources and Support
  • Service Unit Resources
  • Volunteer Recognition
  • Training and Development
  • Troop Leader Resources
  • Troop Update Form
 adult volunteer in vest outside hugging girl scout while hiking
print_icon

Welcome! Adventures Ahead!

As a Girl Scout volunteer, you are a community-builder, mentor, champion of fun, and a role model for what it means to lead with your heart. And because of you, Girl Scouts of all ages will have the opportunity to discover that a little imagination can go a long way as they chase their dreams, explore the world around them, take action to improve their communities, and make the world a better place. Thank you and welcome. We’re glad you’re here!

These pages are designed to support you as a Girl Scout volunteer. Here, you will discover essential information that is easy to access and even easier to come back to. We recommend that you begin by browsing the sections below and return throughout the year to find answers to your questions as they arise. 

Volunteer Essentials 2024-2026 PDF Format

two girl scout juniors outside wearing junior vest uniform smiling two girl scout juniors outside wearing junior vest uniform smilingtwo girl scout juniors outside wearing junior vest uniform smiling
About Girl Scouts

Everything you need to know about how Girl Scouting works.

group of girl scouts looking at laptop computer with adult volunteer group of girl scouts looking at laptop computer with adult volunteergroup of girl scouts looking at laptop computer with adult volunteer
Troop Management

Tips and tricks for helping your troop run smoothly.

photo of calculator and girl scout cookie boxes photo of calculator and girl scout cookie boxesphoto of calculator and girl scout cookie boxes
Troop Finances

Help your Girl Scouts build their cookie businesses and entrepreneur skills.

mom with girl scout daughter and daisy bear mom with girl scout daughter and daisy bearmom with girl scout daughter and daisy bear
Engaging Families

Get your Girl Scouts and their families involved with your troop.

young girl on skateboard at top of ramp with pink helmet elbow and knee pads young girl on skateboard at top of ramp with pink helmet elbow and knee padsyoung girl on skateboard at top of ramp with pink helmet elbow and knee pads
Creating a Safe Space

Keep Girl Scouts safe in every activity they enjoy with these guidelines.

group of ambassador high school girl scouts at outdoor booth selling cookies group of ambassador high school girl scouts at outdoor booth selling cookiesgroup of ambassador high school girl scouts at outdoor booth selling cookies
Product Program

Learn to think like an entrepreneur and developing business smarts.

A Girl Scout hugging her volunteer A Girl Scout hugging her volunteerA Girl Scout hugging her volunteer
Volunteer Appreciation

You make a powerful difference. We wouldn’t exist without volunteers like you.

group of ambassador high school girl scouts at outdoor booth selling cookies group of ambassador high school girl scouts at outdoor booth selling cookiesgroup of ambassador high school girl scouts at outdoor booth selling cookies
Resources & Support

Additional tools to help you along the way.


JOIN
VOLUNTEER
START EXPLORING
  • Facebook
  • Instagram
  • LinkedIn
  • Youtube
  • Pinterest
  • Contact Us
  • Visit Us
  • Careers
  • Staff Leadership
  • Terms and Conditions
  • Privacy Policy
  • (Truyo) Girl Scouts Privacy Portal

© 2026 Girl Scouts of NE Kansas & NW Missouri

A 501(c)(3) Organization. All Rights Reserved.

Join

Volunteer

Donate

close