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Youth Squad

A community service program for everyone.

Let’s put the “Service” in Service Unit

Girl Scout Service Unit Community Service

Planning a community service project with your Service Unit can be daunting. You have enough to do at home and at work. Add to that the commitment to your troop, not to mention your service unit, and you already have too much on your plate. The first thing you need to do is put someone else in charge. Youth Squad® is here to help. We've made it easy to complete a Community Service project with your Girl Scout* Service Unit. Youth Squad® also has opportunities for Service Units to receive a ... continue reading...

May 16, 2019 By terribose Filed Under: Volunteering, Mentoring, Scouts Tagged With: community service, Service Unit, girl scouts

Youth Squad® ID Badges

Youth Squad® T Shirt with Buttons

As a member, you can download our artwork for ID badges as buttons. Use these images to upload into Avery templates to print your own ID badges and also buttons. It's important to identify your group using our Youth Squad ID Badges when working on your community service project. Download artwork for tee shirt transfers here. Create a professional image. Immediately establish a professional image that attracts donors and also other volunteers.Promote the organization. Helps ... continue reading...

April 30, 2019 By terribose Filed Under: Downloads, Mentoring

6 Read-a-thon Fundraising Ideas and Tips

Running a Library Read-a-Thon

Hosting a Read-a-thon is an easy way to raise money for your group. It requires few volunteers and is free to get started. Rather than competing with every other school, group or organization selling overpriced wrapping paper and candy, a Read-a-thon not only raises a ton of money, it also makes the children in your group excited about reading. That’s a definite win in my book! Interested in raising funds for your education project like the Education section of the Outreach Patch Program® from ... continue reading...

April 30, 2019 By Cathryn Filed Under: Fundraising Tagged With: fundraising, pto

Money Earning Activities for Girl Scouts*

Girl Scout Money Earning

In order for your troop to complete their Girl Scout* community service project or be able to take a life changing trip, you may need to organize money earning activities for funding. Before you get started, it's important to know the Girl Scout* policy for raising money. Girl Scouts* are not allowed to fundraise. In particular, they cannot raise funds for other organizations as Girl Scouts*. They can however, make donations to other organizations out of troop funds. They also cannot do ... continue reading...

April 22, 2019 By Je-Anne Filed Under: Advocacy, Mentoring, Fundraising, Scouts Tagged With: girl scouts, money earning, funraising

Indoor Recreation Activities to do with Seniors

Arts and crafts with senior citizens.

Congratulations on deciding to volunteer your time in planning indoor recreation activities for seniors. Whether you’re an adult looking to make a meaningful addition to your day, a student in need of community service hours, or a scout working on a Senior section of the Community Advocate Patch Program® from Youth Squad®; the senior you spend time with will appreciate your attention. Planning your time Before deciding on an activity you should find out about any difficulties your senior ... continue reading...

April 18, 2019 By Je-Anne Filed Under: Volunteering, Scouts Tagged With: Volunteering with Senior Citizens, Make it with seniors

$500 Community Service Awards

Youth Squad® Logo

Up to ten $500 community service awards will be granted. Service Units, Packs as well as any type community group can qualify. Your project must meet the following requirements: A completed community service project using our program in one of our current sections. All participants must be signed up. There must be at least five participants at each level, except the Delegate which can be individuals. You must provide all participants with Youth Squad® branded identification. No purchase is ... continue reading...

April 17, 2019 By terribose Filed Under: Mentoring, Scouts

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