New Leaders

Welcome! Make this troop year the best ever!

As a Girl Scout troop leader, you fill essential roles in your girls' lives: fearless leader, empowering role model, and innovative event organizer, among others. This rewarding journey is filled with exciting challenges, and with easy-to-use resources, you'll feel empowered to tackle each one with confidence!

View and print our New Leaders Guide to Success to learn more!

Girl Scouts Heart of Michigan is ready to get you started!

Complete gsLearn Training

Take your Girl Scout learning experience to the next level with gsLearn, our online, self-paced training forum.

Help Desk

The Help Desk team is your Girl Scout concierge service, the experts in everything in Girl Scout world and one central source to ask for information.

Safety

The emotional and physical safety and well-being of Girl Scouts is our top priority.

Plan and Advertise a Caregiver Meeting

Your first caregiver meeting is your opportunity to deepen the bonds among all members of your troop.

Troop Members

As you continue to grow your troop, support caregivers by getting your Girl Scouts registered! Learn how to download a roster with troop members.

Set up a GSHOM Bank Account

Setting up a safe place to deposit your troop dues, product program proceeds, and other funds.

Finance and External Fundraising

Learn more about the annual Troop Finance Report and other money-earning activities they can complete to support their Girl Scout program goals.  

Product Programs

The Fall Product Program and Cookie Program are two programs that combine educational activities with money earning opportunities.

Purchase Uniforms

Girl Scouts at each level wear either a tunic, sash, or vest to display official pins and awards.

Find GSHOM Activities

Explore our listings regularly as we are continuously adding new events throughout the year!

Girl Scout Camp

Through camping, girls unplug as they step outside of their comfort zone, confidently learn new skills, and make memories with friends.

Plan for the year ahead

Girl Scouts will complete badges, do activities, improve their community, and explore the world around them all year round.

Bridging Ceremonies and Special Awards

Celebrate milestones along the way, whether it's going up to a new level or earning one of the highest awards they can earn.

Grow with Girl Scouts

Girl Scouts is open to girls from kindergarten through twelfth grade, and each level builds upon the last.

Connect with GSHOM Network

Explore all the ways you stay connected with our commmunity.

The Girl Scout Year at a Glance

From the start of the Girl Scout year on October 1 to the end of the year and renewing before September 30, these are all the dates to remember.

TAKE A LOOK!