THE NEW JERSEY GIRL REPORT
For Girls in New Jersey, Life Requires Resilience.
THE NEW JERSEY GIRL REPORT
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.
Physical Health
Emotional Wellness
Physical Health
Proper physical development of girls’ requires access to nutritional foods, outlets for physical fitness, health education, and more. Girls also need safe, nurturing environments that support their growth, including access to safe housing, quality healthcare, and protective communities of peers and adults who are capable of supporting their holistic development.
Life Readiness
Emotional Wellness
Physical Health
Encompassing the academic performance observed in classrooms, the skills
to pursue career interests, and the personal motivation to succeed, life readiness means girls are prepared to thrive in the real-world. An educational environment which fosters curiosity, champions risktaking,
and encourages girls to try new things prepares them for an evolving job market.
Emotional Wellness
Emotional Wellness
Emotional Wellness
When girls develop the ability to identify, express, and manage their feelings, they build a foundation for emotional resiliency. Nurturing these capabilities requires safe environments where girls learn to care for the full range of their emotions. This support system, coupled with the presence of caring adults, helps in the
reduction of
When girls develop the ability to identify, express, and manage their feelings, they build a foundation for emotional resiliency. Nurturing these capabilities requires safe environments where girls learn to care for the full range of their emotions. This support system, coupled with the presence of caring adults, helps in the
reduction of the mental health challenges girls face, including
bullying, eating disorders, and depression.
Social Wellbeing
Emotional Wellness
Emotional Wellness
Robust ecosystems of support including a strong family units,
adequate economic resources, and opportunities to create and sustain social networks in her community help girls build social skills and social connections needed to thrive.
In these environments, girls learn both their intrinsic worth – a to navigate complicated social situations.
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