Girl Scouts of Frontier Council
Our History 
The first Girl Scout troop in Southern Nevada was formed
on April 14,1932 in Boulder City, a small town about 15 miles
south of Las Vegas. Twenty-two girls joined initially. Girl
Scouts of Frontier Council was chartered by Girl
Scouts of the U.S.A. in 1943 to develop and manage Girl
Scouting in central and southern Nevada. In 1961, the Girl
Scout Service Center was dedicated at 2530 Stewart Avenue
in Las Vegas. The doors opened to our new facility at 2941
Harris Avenue on April 16, 2004.
GSFC covers a total land area of approximately 50,000 square
miles, and serves the southern Nevada counties of Clark,
Esmeralda, Lincoln, and Nye; in addition to part of Inyo
County in southern California along the state line. GSFC
is one of 104 local councils.
GSFC is a not-for-profit corporation. It is autonomous
and receives no government funding. It is supported by annual
giving, foundation grants, corporate gifts, special events
such as Dessert
Before Dinner, product
sales, and project related allocations from United Way
of Southern Nevada.
Our Mission
Girl Scouting builds girls of confidence,
courage, and character, who make the world a better
place.
Operations
The CEO, based on policy decisions made by the Board
of Directors, establishes council-wide operational
procedures and provides guidelines and ways of work that
are used by volunteers and staff in
carrying out their responsibilities of delivering Girl
Scout program to girls.
The administration of day-to-day operations of the Council
are carried out by professional staff and
volunteer members under the direction of the CEO. The essential adult
volunteer positions in each council are those that directly
provide Girl Scout program to
girls and support the adults working with them. Some examples
are troop/group leaders, girl event directors, interest group
coordinators, membership staff, camp and outdoor program
specialists, and program staff, among others. There are also
positions that facilitate and supplement direct services
such as community and public relations, personnel administration,
property maintenance and development.
Girl Scouts of Frontier Council is divided into geographic
units called Service Units. A Service Team Coordinator and
the appointed Service Team administer the work of Girl Scouting
in each of these units; i.e. extending membership, maintaining
existing troops/groups, and providing quality program for
girls under the direction of the membership staff.
 Facilities
The main Service Center and administrative office is located
in Las Vegas. Frontier Council operates Camp
Foxtail, a 15 acre ACA
accredited resident camp in
nearby Lee Canyon, Toiyabe National Forest; Calico-
a primitive day use site in Red Rock Recreation Area;and Girl
Scout houses located in Henderson, Boulder City, and
Tonopah, Nevada.
The council maintains 5 after-school centers in underserved
areas of the Las Vegas community.
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