Congressman Mick Mulvaney Meets with Girl Scouts CEO Kim Hutzell

SPARTANBURG,  SC – As part of a coordinated national effort, Kim Hutzell, President/CEO, and Susan Schneider, Director, PR & Advocacy, Girl Scouts of South Carolina – Mountains to Midlands, met with Congressman Mick Mulvaney to share groundbreaking data compiled by the Girl Scout Research Institute on how girls are faring in our state as compared to other states across the country.

Hutzell and Schneider shared specific findings from The State of Girls: Unfinished Business, the first of its kind report that illustrates steep socioeconomic challenges faced by African American and Hispanic girls.  National findings from The State of Girls were released last year, and a full public launch of state-by-state data is set for this fall.

Also reviewed was the bipartisan, no-cost Child Protection Improvements Act (S. 1362/H.R. 3902) which would create a one-stop, nationally-accessible criminal background database system that would be made available to all youth-serving organizations.  Girl Scouts conducts background checks for volunteers and new employees, but there is no single, universal database available that includes Federal and State records.

States Hutzell, “Partnering with members of Congress to work on legislation that impacts girls in our state is critically important.  We appreciate the time Congressman Mulvaney makes to meet with us.  He appreciates the complex, ever-changing needs of the girls we serve and the importance of elected officials to work with nonprofits such as Girl Scouts to make a positive difference in their overall well-being.”

Photo – Kim Hutzell, President/CEO, Girl Scouts of South Carolina – Mountains to Midlands and Congressman Mick Mulvaney, met in his Rock Hill office to discuss issues that impact the health and well-being of girls in our state.

For more than 100 years, Girl Scouting has helped girls develop positive values and become active, responsible leaders in their communities. With emphasis on personal growth and leadership development through service to others, Girl Scouting builds girls of courage, confidence, and character, who make the world a better place. Girl Scouts of South Carolina-Mountains to Midlands serves approximately 12,300 girls, grades K5-12, and 5,000 adults in 22 counties of central and western South Carolina, including Abbeville, Aiken, Anderson, Cherokee, Chester, Edgefield, Fairfield, Greenville, Greenwood, Kershaw, Lancaster, Laurens, Lexington, McCormick, Newberry, Oconee, Pickens, Richland, Saluda, Spartanburg, Sumter, and Union.