The Girls of Summer Softball League is an effort which began in 2000 to create a sports program specifically aimed at girls entering grades 4-6 in the Milwaukee area. The league is designed to introduce girls enrolled in the MPS Recreation Department's Summer Wrap-Around Recreation Program and the Summer Recreation Enrichment Camps to the game of softball.

The league was designed to emphasize success, participation and skill development rather than competition, and provides a vehicle to introduce girls to the game of softball at a younger age as many girls in Milwaukee are not exposed to softball until they are in high school. The benefits of the league are far reaching. Participants learn new skills, increase self-confidence, develop leadership and team building skills, make new friends and have fun. Over 200 girls have participated in the league each summer since its inception.

The collaborative nature of the league is what has made its implementation possible. Milwaukee Recreation and the Girl Scouts of the Greater Milwaukee Area Inc., have teamed up with the Milwaukee Brewers to support the Girls of Summer.