New Girl Scout Patch Program Introduces Young Girls to Careers in Construction
Girl Scouts across the country can now participate in new patch program, The House That She Built, designed to empower girls to think about STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, the Arts and Mathematics) and construction by meeting real professional women in building.
Created by Mollie Elkman, the author of the children’s book, The House That She Built, with support from the book’s publisher, the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB), this program is inspired by the same team of real women from NAHB’s Utah Chapter of Professional Women in Building Council who came together from around the country to build a one-of-a-kind home in Utah: The House That SHE Built. Many of the 100+ women who joined together from around the country to build this home are former Girl Scouts themselves.