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"Giselle Burgess, a young mother of five, and her children, along with others in the shelter, become the catalyst for Troop 6000. Having worked for the Girl Scouts earlier on, Giselle knew that these girls, including her own daughters, needed something they could be a part of, where they didn't need to feel the shame or stigma of being homeless, but could instead develop skills and build a community that they could be proud of. New York Times journalist Nikita Stewart embedded with Troop 6000 for more than a year, at the peak of New York City's homelessness crisis in 2017, spending time with…
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3 editions- Other · English · 2020Little, Brown Book Group Limited · 288 pages · 9780751578218
- Other · English · 2020Random House Publishing Group · 256 pages · 9781984820754
- Other · English · 2020Random House Publishing Group · 288 pages · 9781984820778
SocietiesScouts and scoutingHomelessnessNew york (n.y.), social conditionsGirlsNew York Times reviewedHomeless childrenGirl scouts