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- ↑ Stewart, Nikita (2017-04-16). "Living by the Girl Scout Law, Even Without a Home". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331 . Retrieved 2020-04-21.
- ↑ "EXCLUSIVE: Driving force behind Girl Scout Troop 6000 announces her run for Van Bramer's City Council seat". QNS.com. Retrieved 2020-04-21.
- ↑ Beachum, Lateshia (2020-03-05). "A Girl Scout troop for kids without homes has sold nearly 20,000 boxes of cookies: 'They get to be heroes'". The Lily .
- ↑ "Girl Scout Troop 6000 Empowers Girls at Domestic Violence Shelters". Safe Horizon. 2018-09-17. Retrieved 2020-04-21.
- ↑ Amatulli, Jenna (2018-04-12). "Homeless Girl Scouts Aim To Sell 6,000 Boxes Of Cookies". HuffPost. Retrieved 2020-04-21.
- ↑ "Queens founder of Girl Scouts Troop 6000 takes position on board of nonprofit to help more families in need". QNS.com. Retrieved 2020-04-21.
- ↑ Garsd, Jasmine (2024-05-13). "A Girl Scouts troop offers hope and 'sisters for life' for migrant children". All THings Considered. NPR.