2019 Report to the Community

“That shows you the impact the Community Troop Program has had on our community. More and more girls want to participate, and more and more families want their girls to be a Girl Scout.” Dr. Leto has always strived to not only know the names of the more than 400 students learning and growing in her school, but she also takes the time to ensure each child feels heard and understood. She often stops by during the bi-weekly Girl Scout troop meetings to see her girls in action. TODAY

We have the cutest little twins in Girl Scouts,” Dr. Leto said. “They love Girl Scouts! They love it because they don’t have to do the same thing even though they’re twins. They appreciate it when LaTonya provides them different opportunities because as they say, they aren’t the same person. I’ve heard them tell her, ‘In Girl Scouts, I get to be me!’ and I think that’s important to children. They all want to be seen as individuals.” In 2017, Jo Ann Taylor Kindle, Chairperson of Enterprise Holdings Foundation, together with the Crawford Taylor Foundation, made a landmark gift making it possible for the program to continue in perpetuity. This unprecedented commitment in support of the Girl Scout mission generated a positive and permanent impact as more girls in the region will have access to this life-changing program, preparing them to lead in their homes, schools and our country.

2,841 GIRLS IN COMMUNITY TROOPS The Community Troop Program delivers the traditional troop experience in areas where 75-percent of students receive free or reduced lunches and adult volunteer troop leadership is historically low or nonexistent.

88 COMMUNITY TROOPS IN EASTERN MISSOURI

(65 of which are at elementary schools) and in these 65 schools, the market share increased from 12-percent to 21-percent .

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