Our Council
We're here to help them shine.
Behind every Girl Scout and volunteer is a team of local staff ready to help them earn that next badge, embark on a camping adventure, or organize an impactful service project. That’s what a Girl Scout council is. We are here to maintain camp properties, provide local Girl Scouts skill-building workshops and resources to achieve whatever they can dream up.
View our 2025–2030 Strategic Plan and watch a special message from CEO Shannon Evers (7 mins, below) to learn more about our council's priorities.
Girl Scouts of Oregon and Southwest Washington serves members throughout Oregon, and Clark, Skamania, and Klickitat Counties in Washington (view a map). 37 volunteer-led areas, called service units, provide support for girls and adults in their area.
Our council is funded through grants, donations, bequests, program fees, product sales, investment income, and endowments. For more information, view our most recent Annual Report.
Fast Facts about GSOSW (FY2024)
- 8,978 girl members
- 2,328 lifetime members
- 5,100 adult members
- 15 girls became Gold Award Girl Scouts, the highest honor earned by Girl Scouts in grades 9–12
- 9 properties and 4 service centers throughout the council
See more facts and information in our most recent Annual Report.
Our Commitment to Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Access
Girl Scouts of Oregon and Southwest Washington Equity Statement
Each year, thousands of girls in Oregon and Southwest Washington discover new experiences, build friendships, and grow as leaders through Girl Scouting. Even so, thousands more do not know or feel that Girl Scouting is for them.
Girl Scouts exists to help girls thrive. When girls lead, our families are stronger, our communities are stronger, and as an organization, we are stronger. We are committed to offering a safe, inclusive, welcoming place for all girls and their families. We want all girls to know that Girl Scouts is an opportunity available for them, and feel welcome as members.
Girl Scouts of Oregon and Southwest Washington will identify the barriers we have created or allowed to limit this opportunity. We are committed to understanding how these barriers have impacted girls of different races, religions, ethnicities, socioeconomic statuses, immigration statuses, sexual orientations, abilities, gender identities, geographic locations, and those impacted by other forms of bias and oppression. We must eliminate these barriers, responsively change our culture and practices, and actively embrace inclusion as an approach and an attitude. We will be allies, not bystanders, in the face of discrimination or bigotry.
We commit to the ongoing accountability, transparency, and organizational changes this work will require. We make this commitment to ensure that our mission—Girl Scouting builds girls of courage, confidence, and character, who make the world a better place—truly includes all girls. We will continually work to be an organization where all girls feel welcome, represented, and empowered as they discover, connect, and take action in their world.
For more information on Girl Scouts of Oregon and Southwest Washington's equity commitments and DEIA efforts, please contact us.
