For Girls in New Jersey, Life Requires Resilience.
Motivated to maintain her glowing academic record, a middle school girl in New Jersey studies for tomorrow's math test. Her phone vibrates, nudging her attention to a friend's mental health crisis and the live broadcast of a girl she follows overseas surviving one of many international conflicts. She tunes in briefly to the live stream, overwhelmed by the images, before getting interrupted by a message from mom reminding her to find leftovers for dinner. That, she thinks, can wait. She's watching her weight.
For more than a century, Girl Scouts has created opportunities for girls to develop courage, confidence, and character to make the world a better place. While the girls we serve today have the resources and motivation to make their mark on the world, we also see girls struggling under a combination of circumstances unique to any prior generation.
We Build a Case for Girls.
Girls need adult champions. Girls need investments in their future. Girls need advocates in academia and policy-making, effecting change that will support their overall well-being.
Presented by the Girl Scouts of New Jersey Councils, The New Jersey Girl Report offers insight into four key areas of wellness that are critical for the holistic development of girls.
