michelle rodriguez, Author at Youth Squad

How Teens Can Recruit Volunteers for Their Community Service Project

michelle rodriguez — Tue, 12 Mar 2019 21:47:16 +0000

Volunteering is a fantastic way to strengthen your resume, improve leadership skills, and establish meaningful connections. If you’ve decided that you want to make a difference in your community, and want to organize a service project, you’ll need to recruit volunteers! Recruiting volunteers requires excellent written and oral communication skills that will help prepare you […]

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How to Deal with Difficult Parents

michelle rodriguez — Sun, 10 Mar 2019 23:46:31 +0000

For program leaders, such as Girl Scout* troop leaders or Youth Squad® leaders, you may have to deal with difficult parents. These are the type of parents who might minimize or don’t acknowledge your concerns. Furthermore, their choices or lack of action might interfere with the flow of troop activities. Whatever your case may be, […]

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Easy and Last-Minute Ideas for Girl Scout* Meetings

michelle rodriguez — Thu, 07 Mar 2019 20:58:02 +0000

Leading a Girl Scout* troop can be a rewarding experience. When you’re a troop leader, you have the opportunity to teach girls important life-lessons, share fun times with your daughter, and you can learn new things. These are just a few of the perks that come with being a Girl Scout* leader. But how are […]

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Six Meaningful Community Service Ideas for Teens

michelle rodriguez — Sun, 24 Feb 2019 21:54:57 +0000

Providing community service opportunities for teens is rewarding and important work. Community service empowers teens and gives them the chance to meet new people and increase confidence> They will also discover new skills and interests, and gain valuable work experience. Community service is not one-size-fits-all. While all community service is meaningful, some opportunities can directly […]

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5 Ways to Empower Kids Through Volunteer Work

michelle rodriguez — Wed, 20 Feb 2019 17:57:47 +0000

Perhaps you’ve been in a situation where you have felt confident in your abilities and your decisions. Maybe you were asked to take charge of a project at work because someone expressed that you excel at a specific skill. Maybe you accomplished a personal fitness goal after dedicating months of training. Whatever the circumstance may […]