Mentoring Archives - Youth Squad https://youthsquad.makingfriends.com/category/mentoring/ A community service program for everyone. Sun, 15 Nov 2020 07:02:41 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://youthsquad.makingfriends.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/thumbnail_youthsquad-icon-125x125.jpg Mentoring Archives - Youth Squad https://youthsquad.makingfriends.com/category/mentoring/ 32 32 Peer Mentoring – Beating the Pressures of Adolescence https://youthsquad.makingfriends.com/peer-mentoring-beating-the-pressures-of-adolescence/ Wed, 28 Oct 2020 13:53:21 +0000 https://youthsquad.makingfriends.com/?p=8299 Teenagers are facing the most critical stage in their life – adolescence. At this stage, they experience the transition from childhood towards adulthood; in the process of transition, teens deal with lots of biological, emotional, social and psychological changes. Often, these changes make a life of a teenager miserable. There is a great desire to fit in, […]

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]]> How to be a Successful Delegate Using the Youth Squad® Program https://youthsquad.makingfriends.com/how-to-be-a-successful-delegate-using-the-youth-strong-program/ Tue, 06 Aug 2019 16:53:24 +0000 https://liveyouthstrong.com/?p=6350 Once you have experience advocating for a cause, the next step is organizing a service action project of your own. The Youth Squad® Delegate program is perfect for teens who have completed the Advocate program or have leadership experience and want to plan and complete a larger project. 1. Getting Started The first step is […]

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]]> Let’s put the “Service” in Service Unit https://youthsquad.makingfriends.com/lets-put-the-service-in-service-unit/ Thu, 16 May 2019 14:19:34 +0000 https://liveyouthstrong.com/?p=5422 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 […]

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]]> Youth Squad® ID Badges https://youthsquad.makingfriends.com/youth-strong-id-badges/ Tue, 30 Apr 2019 13:07:24 +0000 https://liveyouthstrong.com/?p=4936 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 […]

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]]> Money Earning Activities for Girl Scouts* https://youthsquad.makingfriends.com/money-earning-activities-for-girl-scouts/ Mon, 22 Apr 2019 14:55:39 +0000 https://liveyouthstrong.com/?p=4467 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 […]

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]]> $500 Community Service Awards https://youthsquad.makingfriends.com/program-ambassadors-wanted/ Wed, 17 Apr 2019 22:39:44 +0000 https://liveyouthstrong.com/?p=4904 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 […]

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]]> 5 Easy Meaningful Girl Scout Daisy* Activities https://youthsquad.makingfriends.com/5-easy-meaningful-girl-scout-daisy-activities/ Mon, 15 Apr 2019 01:03:03 +0000 https://liveyouthstrong.com/?p=4777 Begin talking to your Daisy Girl Scouts* about what it means for a project or activity to be meaningful, because this will be a big word to them at first. Explain that a meaningful project is something that will last and has an impact. It’s usually not a one time project. We have compiled 5 […]

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]]> Girl Scout* Community Service: Getting Started https://youthsquad.makingfriends.com/girl-scout-community-service-getting-started/ Wed, 10 Apr 2019 15:12:36 +0000 https://liveyouthstrong.com/?p=4679 Whether your troop is earning a badge, completing a Girl Scout JOURNEY*, or working towards a Bronze, Silver, or Gold Award*; your troop will need to complete a Girl Scout* community service project. As a leader, your job is to guide the girls towards a project that they will see through and enjoy completing. The […]

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]]> Troop Tag-Alongs: Making it Work https://youthsquad.makingfriends.com/troop-tag-alongs-making-it-work/ Mon, 08 Apr 2019 15:31:58 +0000 https://liveyouthstrong.com/?p=4519 Extracurricular programs can be exciting and rewarding for the individual child.  However, sometimes it can be a balancing act on the rest of the family.  Allowing and encouraging troop tag-alongs can mean a boost in attendance. It also creates an opportunity for scouts to be role models for their younger siblings.  With very little planning, […]

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]]> Solving Communication Problems with Parents https://youthsquad.makingfriends.com/solving-communication-problems-with-parents/ Sun, 07 Apr 2019 12:57:53 +0000 https://liveyouthstrong.com/?p=4509 How can you solve communication problems with parents? Speak to anyone who spends their days with kids, for example, a teacher, a troop leader, or a sports coach. Absolutely any group that evokes the feeling you are attempting to herd a bunch of cats. In truth, those people will tell you; “that it may be […]

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