Use these meeting starter downloads to help get your troop meetings off to a fun start. Each Friend and Volunteer level has a meeting starter worksheet for younger achievers. You can download them from each requirement page or get them here. We recommend printing one page for each girl or participant. However, if you need or want to save paper, the girls can also share. Animal Welfare | Friend Animal Welfare | Volunteer Environment | Friend Environment | ... continue reading...
Five Great Animal Volunteer Opportunities for Kids
Whether they lean towards the feathered ones or furry ones, the scaly or the squawking – there are tons of ways your youth can help with animals. Youth group mentors, scout leaders and parents will find it easy to offer volunteer opportunities for kids with the Youth Squad® Program. Youth Squad®’s Animal Welfare Patch Program® recognizes the important lessons to be learned, and makes volunteering easy with step-by-step guidelines. Looking for inspiration for your next project? Here are a ... continue reading...
Service Project Ideas for Cub Scouts
If you’re a Cub Scout leader or a proud parent of a Scout, seeing the boys do their part to service the community is not only heartwarming but also helpful to those around them. If you’re looking for new service project ideas for the kids to do to make a dent and a difference, these community service volunteering opportunities will suit their energetic enthusiasm perfectly. Doing something active and exciting will get the boys pumped up and ready to roll. And with that Cub Scout mentality, every ... continue reading...
Alternatives to Scouts
For over a hundred years, kids have joined scouting troops to meet friends, have fun and learn new skills. But many families are now looking for alternatives to scouts to better fit their needs, values and beliefs. Here are the most common reasons families may be looking for an alternative to scouting: The Cost of Scouting Traditional scouting programs require uniforms, registration, books, projects, and other costs that add up quickly. Especially when you have more than one ... continue reading...
5 Things You Need to Do when Mentoring Kids
You may be asking yourself, do I have what it takes to be a youth mentor? The answer is...of course you do! We all have unique experiences and qualifications to share with youth. The Youth Squad® Program is self-guided, so get to know your youth or group of youths so you can tailor the program to their needs and talents. Maybe you have only really interacted with your own children, or you are an amazing non-parent volunteer. Even so, you already have all the skills you need to make a positive ... continue reading...
Volunteer Work On Your Resume: List it the Right Way
Volunteering is something to be proud of. Selflessness and shaping the world around you takes time, energy, commitment, and care. You’re not doing it to show off, but to show others what it means to give back and pay it forward. You dedicate, donate, and do good. This doesn’t deserve to go unnoticed. Especially on your resume – the paper that lists out your life – from education to jobs to all the wonderful things you’ve accomplished. And that includes your volunteer work. But before you jumble ... continue reading...
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