Girl Scout Council of the Nation's Capital Girl Scout Council of the Nation's Capital The Girl Scout Council of the Nation's Capital (GSCNC), more commonly Girl Scouts Nation's Capital, serves girls in Washington, D.C. and portions of Virginia, West Virginia and Maryland. GSCNC is headquartered in Washington, DC with satellite offices in Brandywine and Germantown, Maryland; Kingstown and South Riding, Virginia; and Martinsburg, West Virginia. GSCNC employs 115 full-time employees. The 2017 Operating Budget was $16M. As of the 2017 membership year, membership for the Council is over 87,000, including 60,000 girls and 27,000 adult volunteers. The Girl Scout Council of the Nation's Capital as we know
History of Washington, D.C. east of Rock Creek Park. Large sections of the central city remained blighted for decades. By contrast, areas west of the Park, including virtually the entire portion of the District between the Georgetown and Chevy Chase neighborhoods (the latter of which spills into neighboring Chevy Chase, Maryland), contain some of the nation's most affluent and notable neighborhoods. During the early 20th century, the U Street Corridor served as an important center for African American culture in DC. The Washington Metro opened in 1976. A rising economy and gentrification in the late 1990s and early 2000s led to revitalization of many