Diversity and inclusion have been core values of Girl Scouts since
its founding in 1912. Girl Scouts River Valleys and Girl Scouts of the
USA value diversity in all its forms and do not discriminate on the
basis of race, color, creed, religion, alienage or national origin,
ancestry, citizenship status, age, disability, gender, marital status,
familial status, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender
identification, genetic information, public assistance, local human
rights commission activity, or any other characteristic protected by
applicable federal, state, or local laws. Girl Scouts River Valleys
will not tolerate discrimination thus defined by its staff,
volunteers, members, partners, or participants.
Standards
- River Valleys is committed to
creating an environment where all girls have the opportunity to
participate in a movement that encourages them to overcome barriers
and become leaders in their community and world.
- All River
Valleys staff, volunteers, and members are expected to think, speak,
and act in ways that ensure all people feel they belong and can
meaningfully participate in all aspects of Girl Scouting, regardless
of race, color, creed, religion, alienage or national origin,
ancestry, citizenship status, age, disability, gender, marital
status, familial status, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender
identification, genetic information, public assistance, local human
rights commission activity, or any other characteristic protected by
applicable federal, state, or local laws.
- River Valleys is
committed to inclusion and will make reasonable efforts to provide
accessibility to girls of all levels of ability.
- Any
discrimination against a girl by an adult involved in Girl Scouts on
the basis of her race, color, creed, religion, alienage or national
origin, ancestry, citizenship status, age, disability, gender,
marital status, familial status, veteran status, sexual orientation,
gender identification, genetic information, public assistance, local
human rights commission activity, or any other characteristic
protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws will be
grounds for (depending on membership status) either volunteer
removal or prohibiting presence of a non-member adult at all Girl
Scout activities.
See Girl
Scouts River Valleys' statement on transgender and non-binary youth.