Editing Scouting in New Jersey (section)

==Girl Scouting in New Jersey==
[[File:Newjersey-gsusa.svg|thumb|upright=1.2|Map of Girl Scout Councils in New Jersey]]
New Jersey is divided into four councils that were created by rearrangement of the previous eleven councils in 2007.

=== Girl Scouts of Central and Southern New Jersey ===
The Girl Scouts of Central and Southern NJ covers a bit more than nine counties:
([[Atlantic County, New Jersey|Atlantic]], [[Burlington County, New Jersey|Burlington]], [[Camden County, New Jersey|Camden]], [[Cape May County, New Jersey|Cape May]], [[Cumberland County, New Jersey|Cumberland]], [[Gloucester County, New Jersey|Gloucester]], [[Mercer County, New Jersey|Mercer]], [[Middlesex County, New Jersey|Middlesex]], [[Salem County, New Jersey|Salem]], and parts of [[Monmouth County, New Jersey|Monmouth]]) and serves over 27,000 girls and 11,000 adults. The council includes 3 service centers, 6 camps and 2 mobile resource centers. It was formed by the merger of Camden, Delaware-Raritan, and South Jersey Pines Councils on October 1, 2007.  Planned merger date was July 1, 2007, but due to Delaware-Raritan's changed vote, the councils merged on October 1, 2007.

They are headquartered in [[Cherry Hill, New Jersey|Cherry Hill]].

Service Centers:
*[[Cherry Hill, New Jersey|Cherry Hill]] - 40 Brace Road, Cherry Hill, NJ 08093
*[[East Brunswick]] - 108 Church Lane, East Brunswick, NJ 08816
*[[Newfield, New Jersey|Newfield]] - 2944 Victoria Avenue, Newfield, NJ 08344

Camps:
*Inawendiwin in [[Tabernacle, New Jersey|Tabernacle, NJ]]
*Oak Spring in [[Somerset, New Jersey|Somerset, NJ]]
*Camp Sacajawea (SACY) in [[Newfield, New Jersey|Newfield, NJ]]
*Kettle Run in [[Medford, New Jersey|Medford, NJ]]

Past Camps:
*Shepphard's Mill in [[Greenwich Township, Cumberland County, New Jersey|Greenwich, NJ]]
*Camp Sacajawea in [[Sparta, New Jersey|Sparta, NJ]]

=== Girl Scouts Heart of New Jersey ===
Girl Scouts Heart of New Jersey serves 17,000 plus girls in Hudson, Essex, Union, Somerset, Hunterdon, Southern Warren and parts of Middlesex counties.  It was formed by the merger of Great Essex and Hudson Counties, Rolling Hills, and Washington Rock councils.

Headquarters: [[Westfield, NJ]]

Service Centers:
* East - 120 Valley Road, [[Montclair, NJ]] 07042
* West - 1171 Route 28, [[North Branch, NJ]] 08876
* Central - 201 Grove Street East, [[Westfield, NJ]] 07090

Camps:
* Camp Lou Henry Hoover  - {{convert|340|acre|ha}}  in Middleville part of [[Stillwater Township, New Jersey]] in [[Sussex County, NJ|Sussex County]].  It was opened in 1953.
* Camp Agnes DeWitt Day Camp – {{convert|152|acre|ha}} in [[Hillsborough, NJ]]
* The OVAL in the [[South Mountain Reservation]] in [[Maplewood, NJ]]

=== Girl Scouts of the Jersey Shore ===

Girl Scouts of the Jersey Shore serves some 16,000 girls and has 6,000
adult volunteers in Ocean and most of Monmouth counties. Created in
July 2007 by the merger of Monmouth and Ocean County Councils.

Headquarters: [[Farmingdale, New Jersey]]

Service Centers:
*[[Toms River, NJ]] - Ocean Service Center, 1405 Old Freehold Road, Toms River, NJ 08753 	
*[[Farmingdale, NJ]] - Monmouth Service Center, 242 Adelphia Road, Farmingdale, NJ 07727

Camps:
*Camp Sacajawea is {{convert|143|acre|ha}} in [[Farmingdale, NJ]]
*Camp Amity Acres is {{convert|57|acre|ha}} of [[Pine Barrens (New Jersey)|pine barrens]] in [[Waretown, NJ]]

=== Girl Scouts of Northern New Jersey ===

Girl Scouts of Northern New Jersey serves 20.5% of girls aged 5–17 in
160 municipalities including all of Bergen, Morris, Passaic, and
Sussex counties and the northern half of Warren County. As of 2011 there were
33,795 girl members and 17,395 adult members.<ref>GSNNJ
2011 press release</ref>  It was formed on October 1, 2007, by the
merger of Bergen, Leni-Lenape, and Morris Area Girl Scout Councils.

Headquarters: [[Riverdale, NJ]]

Service Centers:
*[[Paramus, NJ]] - 300 Forest Avenue, Paramus, NJ 07652
*[[Randolph, NJ]] - 1579 Sussex Turnpike, Randolph, NJ 07869
*[[Riverdale, NJ]] - (closed for renovations until late 2011)

Resource Center: 
* [[Paterson, NJ]] - Center City Mall, 301 Main Street, Upper Level, Paterson, N.J. 07505

Camps:
*Camp Glen Spey - {{convert|600|acre|ha}} in [[Glen Spey, NY]].  It includes a {{convert|70|acre|ha}} glacial lake.
*Lake Rickabear – {{convert|332|acre|ha}} in [[Kinnelon, New Jersey]]
*Jockey Hollow Camp – {{convert|212|acre|ha}} in [[Mendham Township, New Jersey|Mendham, New Jersey]]

Camp Mogisca was sold in 2010.

=== Discontinued/Legacy Girl Scout Councils ===
The following New Jersey councils existed prior to mergers in the 1990s and 2000s:

* Bergen Girl Scout Council - Became part of the new Girl Scouts of Northern New Jersey in 2007
* Burlington County Council - Became part of Girl Scouts of the South Jersey Pines in 1996
* Camden County Council -  Became part of the new Girl Scouts of Central & Southern New Jersey in 2007
* Delaware-Raritan Council - Became part of the new Girl Scouts of Central & Southern New Jersey in 2007
* Great Essex and Hudson Counties Council - Became part of the new Girl Scouts Heart of New Jersey in 2008
* Holly Shores Council - Became part of Girl Scouts of the South Jersey Pines in 1996
* Leni-Lenape Girl Scout Council - Became part of the new Girl Scouts of Northern New Jersey in 2007
* Monmouth Girl Scout Council - Became part of the new Girl Scouts of the Jersey Shore in 2007
* Morris Area Girl Scout Council -  Became part of the new Girl Scouts of Northern New Jersey in 2007
* Ocean County Girl Scout Council  - Became part of the new Girl Scouts of the Jersey Shore in 2007
* Rolling Hills Council -  Became part of the new Girl Scouts Heart of New Jersey in 2008
* South Jersey Pines Council -  Became part of the new Girl Scouts of Central & Southern New Jersey in 2007
* Washington Rock Council -  Became part of the new Girl Scouts Heart of New Jersey in 2008